Somalia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Somalia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Somalia rank
1st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Somalia
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 1st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 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, Somalia or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Somalia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in married women are required by law to obey their husbands between Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Somalia ranks 1st and Syrian Arab Republic 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.