Kuwait vs Lesotho: Women and men have the same rights to own property

Kuwait
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Lesotho
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Kuwait rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st

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

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Lesotho, 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 Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Kuwait
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Kuwait
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Kuwait
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) Kuwait
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, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Kuwait, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Kuwait and Lesotho?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?
Kuwait ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.