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Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%) — series 2

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data72 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
34.1%
Median: 31.9%
Countries Covered
72
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
80.2%
Lowest
Dominican Republic
2.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan80.2%
2Timor-Leste74.0%
3Chad73.5%
4Eritrea70.7%
5Papua New Guinea69.8%
By Region
Other36.5%(52 countries)
Asia34.2%(8 countries)
Africa32.8%(8 countries)
North America11.0%(1 countries)
Europe3.6%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.3%)High (80.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.1%)

Other (52)
Asia (8)
Africa (8)
North America (1)
Europe (1)
South America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Afghanistan80.2%
2Timor-Leste74.0%
3Chad73.5%
4Eritrea70.7%
5Papua New Guinea69.8%
6Mali69.3%
7Guinea67.2%
8Morocco63.9%
9Ethiopia63.0%
10Burundi61.8%
11Republic of the Congo60.7%
12Niger59.6%
13Democratic Republic of the Congo54.9%
14Turkmenistan51.7%
15Republic of The Gambia51.4%
16Myanmar51.2%
17Rwanda49.6%
18Uganda49.0%
19Azerbaijan49.0%
20Yemen48.7%
21Sierra Leone48.6%
22Tajikistan47.8%
23United Republic of Tanzania47.8%
24Burkina Faso44.1%
25Pakistan41.1%
26Madagascar40.6%
27Comoros39.0%
28Zimbabwe38.7%
29India38.2%
30Cambodia37.1%
31Liberia37.0%
32Egypt35.7%
33Zambia34.4%
34Kyrgyzstan33.7%
35Kenya32.4%
36Indonesia32.0%
37Benin31.8%
38Gabon29.3%
39Togo28.7%
40Namibia28.2%
41Cameroon27.7%
42Mauritania27.1%
43Cote d'Ivoire25.8%
44Eswatini23.2%
45Nigeria22.4%
46Maldives22.0%
47Moldova, Republic of20.8%
48Angola19.8%
49Sao Tome and Principe19.5%
50Ghana19.3%
51Senegal19.2%
52Lesotho19.0%
53Mozambique18.7%
54Nepal18.6%
55Malawi17.6%
56Haiti16.6%
57Guyana16.3%
58Bolivia16.1%
59Bangladesh13.8%
60Türkiye13.3%
61Nicaragua12.5%
62Honduras12.4%
63Guatemala11.0%
64Jordan10.6%
65Armenia10.1%
66Philippines9.1%
67Albania6.8%
68South Africa5.5%
69Ukraine3.6%
70Peru3.5%
71Colombia3.1%
72Dominican Republic2.3%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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