What is the difference in equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sao Tome and Principe: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

1st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

1st

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sao Tome and Principe	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 Sao Tome and Principe?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.