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