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