Ethiopia vs India: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Ethiopia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
India
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
1st
India rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in India, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 188 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | India |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | India |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | India |
| 2000s | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | India |
| 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, Ethiopia or India?
- Ethiopia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Ethiopia and India?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and India 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.