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