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