What is the difference in equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?

0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Papua New Guinea: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

1st

Papua New Guinea rank

1st

Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
1980s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
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 equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Papua New Guinea?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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 Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left
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: 28 August 2026

When parents die without a will, sons and daughters have the same rights to inherit.