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