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
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
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.