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