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