Benin vs Costa Rica: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Benin
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Costa Rica
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Benin rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

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

  • Benin
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

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

Benin ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
2000s 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) Costa Rica
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, Benin or Costa Rica?
Benin, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Benin and Costa Rica?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
Benin ranks 1st and Costa Rica 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

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

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.