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