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