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