Solomon Islands vs East Timor: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Solomon Islands
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Solomon Islands rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Solomon Islands
- East Timor
How they compare
Solomon Islands 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.
Solomon Islands ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | East Timor | 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, Solomon Islands or East Timor?
- Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands and East Timor?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and East Timor?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Solomon Islands and East Timor rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Solomon Islands 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.