Angola vs Panama: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Angola
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Panama
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Angola rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Angola
- Panama
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Panama | 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, Angola or Panama?
- Angola, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Angola and Panama?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Panama?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Panama rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Angola ranks 1st and Panama 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.