Liberia vs Malta: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Liberia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Malta
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Liberia rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Liberia
- Malta
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | Liberia |
| 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, Liberia or Malta?
- Liberia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Liberia and Malta?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Malta rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Malta 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.