Belgium vs Ireland: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Belgium
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ireland
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Belgium rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ireland, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ireland |
| 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, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Ireland 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.