Ecuador vs Thailand: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Ecuador
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Thailand
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ecuador rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Ecuador
- Thailand
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Thailand, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Thailand |
| 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, Ecuador or Thailand?
- Ecuador, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Ecuador and Thailand?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Thailand rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Thailand 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.