Morocco vs Portugal: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Morocco
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Portugal
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Morocco rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Morocco
- Portugal
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Portugal, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | Portugal |
| 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, Morocco or Portugal?
- Morocco, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Morocco and Portugal?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Portugal rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Morocco ranks 1st and Portugal 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.