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