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