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