Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left
Cote d'Ivoire
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ghana
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ghana, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 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, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st and Ghana 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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About this data
When parents die without a will, sons and daughters have the same rights to inherit.