What is the difference in women have the same rights to remarry as men between Belgium and Puerto Rico?

0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women have the same rights to remarry as men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Puerto Rico: Women have the same rights to remarry as men

Belgium

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Puerto Rico

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Belgium rank

1st

Puerto Rico rank

1st

Women have the same rights to remarry as men over time

Belgium
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Belgium ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.8 (1=yes; 0=no)	Belgium
1980s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Belgium
1990s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Belgium
2000s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Belgium
2010s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Belgium
2020s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women have the same rights to remarry as men, Belgium or Puerto Rico?: Belgium, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have the same rights to remarry as men between Belgium and Puerto Rico?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for women have the same rights to remarry as men?: Belgium ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women have the same rights to remarry as men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women have the same rights to remarry as men
Unit: (1=yes; 0=no)
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Women and men have the same right to remarry. Unequal rights exist if women face restrictions—such as waiting periods not applied to men—or if divorce is not legally allowed.