Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 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 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 172 Afghanistan 0
- 172 Bahrain 0
- 172 Brunei Darussalam 0
- 172 Djibouti 0
- 172 Egypt 0 compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 172 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 172 Iraq 0
- 172 Jordan 0
- 172 Kuwait 0
- 172 Mali 0
- 172 Mauritania 0
- 172 Malaysia 0
- 172 Qatar 0
- 172 Sudan 0
- 172 Yemen 0
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Saudi Arabia?
- Is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.