South Korea vs Spain: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

South Korea
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Spain
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
South Korea rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

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

  • South Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain, 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 South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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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.