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