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