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