Austria vs Sweden: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Austria

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Sweden

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Austria rank

1st

Sweden rank

1st

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

Austria
Sweden

How they compare

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

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

Austria ranks 1st and Sweden 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.