Luxembourg vs Spain: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Luxembourg
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Spain
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Luxembourg |
| 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, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Luxembourg, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Spain 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.