Sri Lanka vs Saint Lucia: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Sri Lanka
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Saint Lucia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Saint Lucia rank
1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands over time
- Sri Lanka
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Sri Lanka or Saint Lucia?
- Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka and Saint Lucia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Saint Lucia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Saint Lucia rank globally for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
- Sri Lanka 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.