Sierra Leone vs Sweden: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Sierra Leone
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sweden
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sweden
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sweden, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sweden |
| 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, Sierra Leone or Sweden?
- Sierra Leone, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sweden rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Sweden 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.