Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%) - Country Ranking
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she argues with him.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and other surveys: STATcompiler (http://www.statcompiler.com/) as of November 22, 2016, UNICEF global databases (http://www.data.unicef.org/) as of November 2015. MICS Compil
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 68.50 | 2018 |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 60.20 | 2016 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 59.20 | 2015 |
| 4 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 57.70 | 2014 |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 52.30 | 2017 |
| 6 | Somalia | 51.90 | 2006 |
| 7 | Morocco | 50.80 | 2004 |
| 8 | Niger | 50.40 | 2012 |
| 9 | Chad | 49.80 | 2015 |
| 10 | Guinea | 49.00 | 2018 |
| 11 | Eritrea | 44.60 | 2002 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 42.20 | 2016 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 42.00 | 2016 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 41.80 | 2018 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 40.20 | 2019 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 37.20 | 2006 |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.70 | 2006 |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.30 | 2012 |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 33.80 | 2000 |
| 20 | Zambia | 32.20 | 2018 |
| 21 | Pakistan | 31.60 | 2018 |
| 22 | Senegal | 31.40 | 2019 |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 31.30 | 2006 |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 30.80 | 2010 |
| 25 | Burundi | 30.10 | 2017 |
| 26 | India | 29.10 | 2016 |
| 27 | Liberia | 28.70 | 2020 |
| 28 | Uganda | 26.10 | 2016 |
| 28 | Gabon | 26.10 | 2012 |
| 30 | Lesotho | 24.60 | 2014 |
| 31 | Cambodia | 23.90 | 2014 |
| 32 | The Gambia | 21.50 | 2020 |
| 33 | Kenya | 21.00 | 2014 |
| 34 | Benin | 20.80 | 2018 |
| 35 | Rwanda | 20.40 | 2015 |
| 36 | Yemen | 19.90 | 2013 |
| 37 | Nigeria | 19.60 | 2018 |
| 38 | Togo | 19.50 | 2014 |
| 39 | Eswatini | 17.10 | 2007 |
| 40 | Kyrgyz Republic | 16.80 | 2012 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 16.70 | 2015 |
| 42 | Comoros | 15.70 | 2012 |
| 43 | Ghana | 15.60 | 2014 |
| 44 | Angola | 15.20 | 2016 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 14.60 | 2018 |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 13.70 | 2018 |
| 47 | Egypt | 12.80 | 2014 |
| 48 | Namibia | 11.50 | 2013 |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 11.40 | 2005 |
| 50 | Mongolia | 10.50 | 2005 |
| 51 | Myanmar | 10.10 | 2016 |
| 52 | Nepal | 8.90 | 2016 |
| 53 | São Tomé and Principe | 7.00 | 2009 |
| 54 | Malawi | 6.70 | 2016 |
| 54 | Guyana | 6.70 | 2009 |
| 56 | Mozambique | 6.50 | 2015 |
| 57 | Turkey | 6.20 | 2013 |
| 58 | Armenia | 6.10 | 2016 |
| 59 | Madagascar | 6.00 | 2009 |
| 60 | Jordan | 5.90 | 2018 |
| 61 | Bolivia | 5.20 | 2008 |
| 62 | Moldova | 5.10 | 2005 |
| 63 | Honduras | 4.80 | 2012 |
| 64 | Indonesia | 4.40 | 2017 |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 4.40 | 2001 |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 4.30 | 2006 |
| 67 | Belize | 3.80 | 2006 |
| 68 | Guatemala | 3.30 | 2015 |
| 69 | Montenegro | 3.10 | 2006 |
| 70 | Haiti | 2.50 | 2017 |
| 71 | Georgia | 2.40 | 2005 |
| 72 | Philippines | 2.20 | 2017 |
| 72 | South Africa | 2.20 | 2016 |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.90 | 2006 |
| 75 | Albania | 1.80 | 2018 |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.40 | 2006 |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.40 | 2006 |
| 78 | Colombia | 1.30 | 2015 |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.90 | 2007 |
| 80 | Peru | 0.80 | 2012 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0.70 | 2013 |
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