Puerto Rico vs Syria: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Puerto Rico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Syria
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Syria rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Puerto Rico
- Syria
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 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, Puerto Rico or Syria?
- Puerto Rico, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Puerto Rico and Syria?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Syria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Syria rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Syria 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.