Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Afghanistan
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Madagascar
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
1st
Madagascar rank
1st

Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Madagascar, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Afghanistan
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Afghanistan
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Afghanistan
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) Afghanistan
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Afghanistan, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

In marriage, women and men keep control over the property they bring in or acquire, and both have equal rights to manage joint assets, with consent required only for major transactions like selling or pledging property.