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