Botswana vs Gambia: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

Botswana

0 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Gambia

0 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Botswana rank

148th

Gambia rank

148th

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

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

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

Botswana ranks 148th and Gambia ranks 148th of 188 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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