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