What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Malta and Puerto Rico?

0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Malta vs Puerto Rico: Women and men have the same rights to own property

Malta

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Puerto Rico

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Malta rank

1st

Puerto Rico rank

1st

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

Malta
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.3 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.3 (1=yes; 0=no)	Puerto Rico
1980s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.6 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.4 (1=yes; 0=no)	Puerto Rico
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, Malta or Puerto Rico?: Malta, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Malta and Puerto Rico?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?: Malta ranks 1st and Puerto Rico 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The law gives women and men the same rights to own and manage property, without granting husbands special control over marital property.