Haiti vs Peru: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Haiti
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Peru
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Haiti rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Haiti
- Peru
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Peru, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Peru |
| 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, Haiti or Peru?
- Haiti, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Haiti and Peru?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Peru?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Peru rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Haiti ranks 1st and Peru 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.