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