Albania vs Botswana: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Albania
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Botswana
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Albania rank
1st
Botswana rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Albania
- Botswana
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Botswana, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Botswana | 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 married women are required by law to obey their husbands, Albania or Botswana?
- Albania, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Albania and Botswana?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Botswana?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Botswana rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Albania ranks 1st and Botswana 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 Married women are required by law to obey their husbands. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This indicator captures whether family law includes any provision requiring a married woman to obey her husband or penalizing her for disobedience, such as loss of maintenance rights.