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