Belgium vs Ecuador: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Belgium

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Ecuador

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Belgium rank

1st

Ecuador rank

1st

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

Belgium
Ecuador

How they compare

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

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

Belgium ranks 1st and Ecuador 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.