Which has higher women have the same rights to remarry as men, Botswana or Laos?

Botswana, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos as of 2023.

What is the difference in women have the same rights to remarry as men between Botswana and Laos?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?

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.

Botswana vs Laos: Women have the same rights to remarry as men

Botswana

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Laos

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Botswana rank

1st

Laos rank

1st

Women have the same rights to remarry as men over time

Botswana
Laos

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Botswana
1980s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Botswana
1990s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.9 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Botswana
2000s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
2010s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
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, Botswana or Laos?: Botswana, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have the same rights to remarry as men between Botswana and Laos?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for women have the same rights to remarry as men?: Botswana ranks 1st and Laos 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.