Which has higher women have the same rights to remarry as men, Iceland or Malta?

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

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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?

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.

Iceland vs Malta: Women have the same rights to remarry as men

Iceland

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Malta

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Iceland rank

1st

Malta rank

1st

Women have the same rights to remarry as men over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta, 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 Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Iceland
1980s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Iceland
1990s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Iceland
2000s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Iceland
2010s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.8 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.2 (1=yes; 0=no)	Iceland
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, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have the same rights to remarry as men between Iceland and Malta?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for women have the same rights to remarry as men?: Iceland ranks 1st and Malta 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.