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