New Zealand vs Spain: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
New Zealand
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Spain
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
New Zealand rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand 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 New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain 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.