Libya vs Puerto Rico: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

Libya

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Puerto Rico

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Libya rank

1st

Puerto Rico rank

1st

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

Libya
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico, 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 Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 1st and Puerto Rico 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: 07 August 2026

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.