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