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