Ethiopia vs Latvia: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Ethiopia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Latvia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Ethiopia
- Latvia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Latvia, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Latvia |
| 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, Ethiopia or Latvia?
- Ethiopia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Ethiopia and Latvia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latvia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Latvia rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and Latvia 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.