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Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
34.1% of women ages 15-49
Median: 31.9% of women ages 15-49
Countries Covered
72
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
80.2% of women ages 15-49
Lowest
Dominican Republic
2.3% of women ages 15-49
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan80.2% of women ages 15-49
2Timor-Leste74.0% of women ages 15-49
3Chad73.5% of women ages 15-49
4Eritrea70.7% of women ages 15-49
5Papua New Guinea69.8% of women ages 15-49
By Region
Other36.5% of women ages 15-49(52 countries)
Asia34.2% of women ages 15-49(8 countries)
Africa32.8% of women ages 15-49(8 countries)
North America11.0% of women ages 15-49(1 countries)
Europe3.6% of women ages 15-49(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% of women ages 15-49)High (80.2% of women ages 15-49)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 34.1% of women ages 15-49)
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.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 80.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 74.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 3 | Chad | 73.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 70.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 69.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 6 | Mali | 69.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 7 | Guinea | 67.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 8 | Morocco | 63.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 63.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 10 | Burundi | 61.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 60.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 12 | Niger | 59.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54.9% of women ages 15-49 |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 51.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 15 | Republic of The Gambia | 51.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 16 | Myanmar | 51.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 49.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 18 | Uganda | 49.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 49.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 20 | Yemen | 48.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 48.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 22 | Tajikistan | 47.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 44.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 25 | Pakistan | 41.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 26 | Madagascar | 40.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 27 | Comoros | 39.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 38.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 29 | India | 38.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 30 | Cambodia | 37.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 31 | Liberia | 37.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 32 | Egypt | 35.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 33 | Zambia | 34.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 35 | Kenya | 32.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 36 | Indonesia | 32.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 37 | Benin | 31.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 38 | Gabon | 29.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 39 | Togo | 28.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 40 | Namibia | 28.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 41 | Cameroon | 27.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 42 | Mauritania | 27.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 44 | Eswatini | 23.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 45 | Nigeria | 22.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 46 | Maldives | 22.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 47 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 48 | Angola | 19.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 50 | Ghana | 19.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 51 | Senegal | 19.2% of women ages 15-49 |
| 52 | Lesotho | 19.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 53 | Mozambique | 18.7% of women ages 15-49 |
| 54 | Nepal | 18.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 55 | Malawi | 17.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 56 | Haiti | 16.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 57 | Guyana | 16.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 58 | Bolivia | 16.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 13.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 60 | Türkiye | 13.3% of women ages 15-49 |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 12.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 62 | Honduras | 12.4% of women ages 15-49 |
| 63 | Guatemala | 11.0% of women ages 15-49 |
| 64 | Jordan | 10.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 65 | Armenia | 10.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 66 | Philippines | 9.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 67 | Albania | 6.8% of women ages 15-49 |
| 68 | South Africa | 5.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 69 | Ukraine | 3.6% of women ages 15-49 |
| 70 | Peru | 3.5% of women ages 15-49 |
| 71 | Colombia | 3.1% of women ages 15-49 |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 2.3% of women ages 15-49 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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