Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Cameroon
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Cameroon rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Cameroon ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cameroon |
| 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, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cameroon, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo 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.