Data for 2019 and 2017 Version: July 7, 2020 14 Non-scored Questions - What is the legal age of marriage for girls? - Are there any exceptions to the legal age of marriage? - Is marriage under the legal age void or explicitly prohibited? - Are there penalties for authorizing or entering into child or early marriage? - Is there legislation that specifically addresses sexual harassment? - Does the legislation establish clear criminal penalties for domestic violence? - Is there a specialized court or procedure for cases of domestic violence? - Can a woman obtain a national identity card in the same way as a married man? - Can a married woman legally confer citizenship to her children in the same way as a married man? - Can an unmarried woman legally confer citizenship to her children in the same way as a married man? - Can a married woman legally confer her citizenship to a non-national spouse in the same way as a married man? - Do married couples jointly share legal responsibility for financially maintaining the family’s expenses? - Does a woman’s testimony carry the same evidentiary weight in court as a man's in all types of cases? - Is customary law a valid source of law under the constitution? Year Economy EconomyCode Region IncomeGroup 2019 Afghanistan AFG South Asia Low income 2019 Albania ALB Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Algeria DZA Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income 2019 Angola AGO Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 2019 Antigua and Barbuda ATG Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income 2019 Argentina ARG Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Armenia ARM Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income 2019 Australia AUS High income: OECD High income 2019 Austria AUT High income: OECD High income 2019 Azerbaijan AZE Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Bahamas, The BHS Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income 2019 Bahrain BHR Middle East & North AfricaHigh income 2019 Bangladesh BGD South Asia Low income 2019 Barbados BRB Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income 2019 Belarus BLR Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Belgium BEL High income: OECD High income 2019 Belize BLZ Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Benin BEN Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Bhutan BTN South Asia Lower middle income 2019 Bolivia BOL Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Botswana BWA Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 2019 Brazil BRA Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Brunei Darussalam BRN East Asia & Pacific High income 2019 Bulgaria BGR Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Burkina Faso BFA Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Burundi BDI Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Cabo Verde CPV Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Cambodia KHM East Asia & Pacific Low income 2019 Cameroon CMR Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Canada CAN High income: OECD High income 2019 Central African RepublicCAF Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Chad TCD Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Chile CHL Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income 2019 China CHN East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 2019 Colombia COL Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Comoros COM Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Congo, Dem. Rep. ZAR Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Congo, Rep. COG Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Costa Rica CRI Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Côte d'Ivoire CIV Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Croatia HRV Europe & Central Asia High income 2019 Cyprus CYP Europe & Central Asia High income 2019 Czech Republic CZE High income: OECD High income 2019 Denmark DNK High income: OECD High income 2019 Djibouti DJI Middle East & North AfricaLower middle income 2019 Dominica DMA Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Dominican Republic DOM Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Ecuador ECU Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY Middle East & North AfricaLower middle income 2019 El Salvador SLV Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Equatorial Guinea GNQ Sub-Saharan Africa High income 2019 Eritrea ERI Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Estonia EST High income: OECD High income 2019 Eswatini SWZ Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Ethiopia ETH Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Fiji FJI East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 2019 Finland FIN High income: OECD High income 2019 France FRA High income: OECD High income 2019 Gabon GAB Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 2019 Gambia, The GMB Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Georgia GEO Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income 2019 Germany DEU High income: OECD High income 2019 Ghana GHA Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Greece GRC High income: OECD High income 2019 Grenada GRD Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Guatemala GTM Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Guinea GIN Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Guinea-Bissau GNB Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Guyana GUY Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Haiti HTI Latin America & CaribbeanLow income 2019 Honduras HND Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Hong Kong SAR, China HKG East Asia & Pacific High income 2019 Hungary HUN High income: OECD Upper middle income 2019 Iceland ISL High income: OECD High income 2019 India IND South Asia Lower middle income 2019 Indonesia IDN East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income 2019 Iraq IRQ Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income 2019 Ireland IRL High income: OECD High income 2019 Israel ISR High income: OECD High income 2019 Italy ITA High income: OECD High income 2019 Jamaica JAM Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Japan JPN High income: OECD High income 2019 Jordan JOR Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income 2019 Kazakhstan KAZ Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Kenya KEN Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Kiribati KIR East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Korea, Rep. KOR High income: OECD High income 2019 Kosovo KSV Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income 2019 Kuwait KWT Middle East & North AfricaHigh income 2019 Kyrgyz Republic KGZ Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income 2019 Lao PDR LAO East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Latvia LVA High income: OECD High income 2019 Lebanon LBN Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income 2019 Lesotho LSO Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Liberia LBR Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Libya LBY Middle East & North AfricaUpper middle income 2019 Lithuania LTU High income: OECD High income 2019 Luxembourg LUX High income: OECD High income 2019 Madagascar MDG Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Malawi MWI Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Malaysia MYS East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 2019 Maldives MDV South Asia Upper middle income 2019 Mali MLI Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Malta MLT Middle East & North AfricaHigh income 2019 Marshall Islands MHL East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 2019 Mauritania MRT Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Mauritius MUS Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 2019 Mexico MEX Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Moldova MDA Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income 2019 Mongolia MNG East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Montenegro MNE Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Morocco MAR Middle East & North AfricaLower middle income 2019 Mozambique MOZ Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Myanmar MMR East Asia & Pacific Low income 2019 Namibia NAM Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 2019 Nepal NPL South Asia Low income 2019 Netherlands NLD High income: OECD High income 2019 New Zealand NZL High income: OECD High income 2019 Nicaragua NIC Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Niger NER Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Nigeria NGA Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 North Macedonia MKD Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Norway NOR High income: OECD High income 2019 Oman OMN Middle East & North AfricaHigh income 2019 Pakistan PAK South Asia Lower middle income 2019 Palau PLW East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income 2019 Panama PAN Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Papua New Guinea PNG East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Paraguay PRY Latin America & CaribbeanLower middle income 2019 Peru PER Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle income 2019 Philippines PHL East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 Poland POL High income: OECD High income 2019 Portugal PRT High income: OECD High income 2019 Puerto Rico (U.S.) PRI Latin America & CaribbeanHigh income 2019 Qatar QAT Middle East & North AfricaHigh income 2019 Romania ROM Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Russian Federation RUS Europe & Central Asia High income 2019 Rwanda RWA Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Samoa WSM East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income 2019 San Marino SMR Europe & Central Asia High income 2019 São Tomé and Príncipe STP Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Saudi Arabia SAU Middle East & North AfricaHigh income 2019 Senegal SEN Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income 2019 Serbia SRB Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income 2019 Seychelles SYC Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income 2019 Sierra Leone SLE Sub-Saharan Africa Low income 2019 Singapore SGP East Asia & Pacific High income 2019 Slovak Republic