Ghana vs East Timor: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Ghana
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ghana rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Ghana
- East Timor
How they compare
Ghana 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 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Ghana |
| 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 East Timor?
- Ghana, 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 Ghana and East Timor?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and East Timor?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and East Timor rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Ghana 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
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.