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