Bhutan vs Laos: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Bhutan
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Laos
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Bhutan rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | Bhutan |
| 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, Bhutan or Laos?
- Bhutan, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Bhutan and Laos?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Laos 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.