Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sri Lanka: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

Democratic Republic of Congo

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Sri Lanka rank

1st

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

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st 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.