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