Hong Kong vs Switzerland: Women and men have the same rights to own property
Hong Kong
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Switzerland
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Women and men have the same rights to own property over time
- Hong Kong
- Switzerland
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Switzerland, 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 Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.5 (1=yes; 0=no) | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 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, Hong Kong or Switzerland?
- Hong Kong, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Hong Kong and Switzerland?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Switzerland rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.