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