Puerto Rico vs Spain: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Puerto Rico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Spain
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Puerto Rico
- Spain
How they compare
Puerto Rico 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 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) | Puerto Rico |
| 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, Puerto Rico or Spain?
- Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Spain rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Puerto Rico 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.