Australia vs Malawi: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Australia

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Malawi

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Australia rank

1st

Malawi rank

1st

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

Australia
Malawi

How they compare

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.