Jamaica vs Nepal: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Jamaica
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Nepal
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Jamaica rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Jamaica
- Nepal
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Nepal, 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 Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Nepal?
- Jamaica, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Jamaica and Nepal?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nepal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Nepal rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Nepal 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.