Belgium vs Ethiopia: Women and men have the same rights to own property
Belgium
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Ethiopia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Belgium rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st
Women and men have the same rights to own property over time
- Belgium
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.9 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Belgium |
| 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 women and men have the same rights to own property, Belgium or Ethiopia?
- Belgium, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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 Women and men have the same rights to own property. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The law gives women and men the same rights to own and manage property, without granting husbands special control over marital property.