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Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 1978
All-time low
0 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in (1=yes; 0=no).

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1 (1=yes; 0=no) for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 (1=yes; 0=no), in 1970.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Year (1=yes; 0=no) Change
1970 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1971 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1972 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1973 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1974 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1975 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1976 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1977 0 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1978 1 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1979 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1980 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1981 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1982 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1983 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1984 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1985 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1986 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1987 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1988 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1989 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1990 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1991 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1992 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1993 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1994 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1995 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1996 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1997 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1998 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1999 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2000 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2001 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2002 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2003 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2004 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2005 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2006 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2007 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2008 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2009 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2010 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2011 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2012 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2013 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2014 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2015 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2016 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2017 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2018 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2019 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2020 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2021 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2022 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2023 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 1 (1=yes; 0=no) is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 (1=yes; 0=no), 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 1 (1=yes; 0=no) is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 (1=yes; 0=no), 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in Sao Tome and Principe?
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets in Sao Tome and Principe was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1978.
What is the lowest spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
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
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In marriage, women and men keep control over the property they bring in or acquire, and both have equal rights to manage joint assets, with consent required only for major transactions like selling or pledging property.