Albania vs Gabon: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Albania
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Gabon
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Albania rank
1st
Gabon rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Albania
- Gabon
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Gabon, 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 Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Albania |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Albania |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Albania |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Albania |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Albania |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.75 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.25 (1=yes; 0=no) | Albania |
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 Gabon?
- Albania, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Albania and Gabon?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Gabon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Gabon rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Albania ranks 1st and Gabon 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.
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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.