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