Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Costa Rica
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Mongolia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
1st
Mongolia rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Costa Rica
- Mongolia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Mongolia, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | Mongolia |
| 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, Costa Rica or Mongolia?
- Costa Rica, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mongolia 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.