Bolivia vs East Timor: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Bolivia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Bolivia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

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

  • Bolivia
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor, 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 East Timor ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia East Timor Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) Bolivia
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Bolivia
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Bolivia
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Bolivia
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Bolivia
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, Bolivia or East Timor?
Bolivia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Bolivia and East Timor?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and East Timor?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and East Timor rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
Bolivia ranks 1st and East Timor 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.