Cambodia vs Haiti: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Cambodia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Haiti
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Cambodia rank
1st
Haiti rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Cambodia
- Haiti
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Haiti, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 1st and Haiti ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cambodia |
| 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, Cambodia or Haiti?
- Cambodia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Cambodia and Haiti?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Haiti?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Haiti rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Cambodia ranks 1st and Haiti 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.