Colombia vs Ecuador: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Colombia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ecuador
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Colombia rank
1st
Ecuador rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Ecuador ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Colombia |
| 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, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Ecuador 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.