Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Egypt
0 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Egypt rank
171st
Saudi Arabia rank
171st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0 (1=yes; 0=no) against 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in Saudi Arabia, 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 Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 171st and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2000s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2010s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Saudi Arabia |
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, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt, at 0 (1=yes; 0=no) against 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Egypt ranks 171st and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st 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.