Hong Kong vs East Timor: Women and men have the same rights to own property

Hong Kong
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
East Timor
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Women and men have the same rights to own property over time

  • Hong Kong
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor, 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 East Timor 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 East Timor 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 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Hong Kong
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Hong Kong
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Hong Kong
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Hong Kong
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 East Timor?
Hong Kong, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Hong Kong and East Timor?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and East Timor?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and East Timor rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and East Timor 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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Indicator
Women and men have the same rights to own property
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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The law gives women and men the same rights to own and manage property, without granting husbands special control over marital property.