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Women required to obey husband in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Women required to obey husband was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1970
All-time low
1
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women required to obey husband in Timor-Leste, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 1 for women required to obey husband in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women required to obey husband in Timor-Leste peaked at 1 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1970.

Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Women required to obey husband in Timor-Leste, year by year

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 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is women required to obey husband in Timor-Leste?
Women required to obey husband in Timor-Leste was 1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest women required to obey husband recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
What is the lowest women required to obey husband recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
How does Timor-Leste rank for women required to obey husband?
Timor-Leste ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women required to obey husband rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women required to obey husband. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women required to obey husband
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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