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