North Macedonia vs East Timor: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

North Macedonia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

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

  • North Macedonia
  • East Timor
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor, 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 North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 188 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia East Timor Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) North Macedonia
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) North Macedonia
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) North Macedonia
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) North Macedonia
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) North Macedonia
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, North Macedonia or East Timor?
North Macedonia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between North Macedonia and East Timor?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and East Timor?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and East Timor rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
North Macedonia ranks 1st and East Timor 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

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

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.