Eritrea vs Guinea: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Eritrea

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Guinea

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Eritrea rank

1st

Guinea rank

1st

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

Eritrea
Guinea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Guinea, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

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

Eritrea ranks 1st and Guinea ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.