Greece vs Lesotho: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Greece
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Lesotho
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Greece rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

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

  • Greece
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho ahead.

Greece ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) Greece
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Greece
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) Greece
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, Greece or Lesotho?
Greece, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Greece and Lesotho?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lesotho?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Greece and Lesotho rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
Greece ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.