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