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