TLS vs USA: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets

TLS
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
USA
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
TLS rank
1st
USA rank
1st

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

  • TLS
  • USA
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How they compare

TLS currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in USA, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, USA has been ahead every year.

TLS ranks 1st and USA ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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