Iceland vs Rwanda: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

Iceland

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Rwanda

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Iceland rank

1st

Rwanda rank

1st

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

Iceland currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Rwanda, 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 Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.