Canada vs India: Women have the same rights to remarry as men

Canada
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
India
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Canada rank
1st
India rank
1st

Women have the same rights to remarry as men over time

  • Canada
  • India
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How they compare

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Head to head by decade

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