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