Barbados vs Hong Kong: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Barbados
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Hong Kong
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Barbados rank
1st
Hong Kong rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Barbados
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Hong Kong, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 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, Barbados or Hong Kong?
- Barbados, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Barbados and Hong Kong?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Hong Kong rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Hong Kong 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
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.