Ecuador vs Syria: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands

Ecuador
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Syria
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ecuador rank
1st
Syria rank
1st

Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time

  • Ecuador
  • Syria
00.20.40.60.81197019962023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria, 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 Syria ahead.

Ecuador ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Ecuador
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Ecuador
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) Ecuador
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, Ecuador or Syria?
Ecuador, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Ecuador and Syria?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Syria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Syria rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
Ecuador ranks 1st and Syria 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

Indicator
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.