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