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