El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

El Salvador
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
El Salvador rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sierra Leone, 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 El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 188 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) El Salvador
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, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
El Salvador, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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

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

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