Jamaica vs Morocco: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Jamaica
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Morocco
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Jamaica rank
1st
Morocco rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Jamaica
- Morocco
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Morocco, 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 Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Morocco ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Morocco?
- Jamaica, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Morocco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Jamaica and Morocco?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Morocco?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Morocco rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Morocco 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.