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