New Zealand vs Samoa: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left

New Zealand

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Samoa

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

New Zealand rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

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

New Zealand currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Samoa, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

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

New Zealand ranks 1st and Samoa 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.