Puerto Rico vs East Timor: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Puerto Rico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Puerto Rico
- East Timor
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | East Timor |
| 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, Puerto Rico or East Timor?
- Puerto Rico, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Puerto Rico and East Timor?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and East Timor?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and East Timor rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st and East Timor 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.