Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her in Egypt

Egypt: Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0
World rank
172nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1970
All-time low
0
in 1986
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her in Egypt, 1970–2023

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Egypt is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Over the whole period, is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Egypt peaked at 1 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1986.

Egypt ranks 172nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her Husband? in Egypt, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 1
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 0 -100.0%
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1. (46 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 0.6 0 1 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 4

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 172 Afghanistan 0
  2. 172 Bahrain 0
  3. 172 Brunei Darussalam 0
  4. 172 Djibouti 0
  5. 172 Equatorial Guinea 0
  6. 172 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
  7. 172 Iraq 0
  8. 172 Jordan 0
  9. 172 Kuwait 0
  10. 172 Mali 0
  11. 172 Mauritania 0
  12. 172 Malaysia 0
  13. 172 Qatar 0
  14. 172 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
  15. 172 Sudan 0
  16. 172 Yemen 0

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Egypt?
Is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Egypt was 0 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
What is the lowest is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1986.
How does Egypt rank for is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her?
Egypt ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her Husband?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her Husband?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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