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