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