Hong Kong vs Libya: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Hong Kong
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Libya
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
1st
Libya rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Hong Kong
- Libya
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Libya, 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 Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | Hong Kong |
| 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, Hong Kong or Libya?
- Hong Kong, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Hong Kong and Libya?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Libya?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Libya rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Libya 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.