Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left was 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023. ▬ Flat
Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in (1=yes; 0=no).
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0 (1=yes; 0=no) for equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Over the whole period, equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left in Afghanistan peaked at 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 (1=yes; 0=no), in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 148th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 148 Algeria 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Bahrain 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Bangladesh 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Botswana 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Brunei 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Burundi 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Comoros 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Djibouti 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Egypt 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Eswatini 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Gambia 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Indonesia 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Iran 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Iraq 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Jordan 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Kuwait 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Lebanon 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Libya 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Madagascar 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Malaysia 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Maldives 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Mauritania 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Morocco 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Niger 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Oman 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Pakistan 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Palau 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Palestine 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Qatar 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Senegal 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Somalia 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Sudan 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Syria 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Tanzania 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Tonga 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Tunisia 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
- 148 Yemen 0 (1=yes; 0=no) compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left in Afghanistan?
- Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left in Afghanistan was 0 (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 equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
- What is the lowest equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left?
- Afghanistan ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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When parents die without a will, sons and daughters have the same rights to inherit.