Belgium vs Guatemala: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Belgium
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Guatemala
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Belgium rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Belgium
- Guatemala
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Guatemala, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 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, Belgium or Guatemala?
- Belgium, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Belgium and Guatemala?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guatemala?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Guatemala rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Guatemala 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.