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