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