India vs Syria: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands

India
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Syria
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
India rank
1st
Syria rank
1st

Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time

  • India
  • Syria
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How they compare

India currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria, 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 India ahead.

India ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 188 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) India
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) India
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) India
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) India
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) India
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, India or Syria?
India, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between India and Syria?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Syria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and Syria rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
India ranks 1st and Syria 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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Indicator
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.