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