Bhutan vs Malta: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Bhutan
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Malta
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Bhutan rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Bhutan
- Malta
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta, 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 Malta ranks 1st of 188 countries.
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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.