What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Malta and Timor-Leste?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Timor-Leste?

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

Malta vs Timor-Leste: Women and men have the same rights to own property

Malta

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Timor-Leste

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Malta rank

1st

Timor-Leste rank

1st

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

Malta
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste ahead.

Malta ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
1980s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
1990s	0.6 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.6 (1=yes; 0=no)	Malta
2000s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Malta
2010s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.8 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.2 (1=yes; 0=no)	Malta
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 Timor-Leste?: Malta, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Malta and Timor-Leste?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Timor-Leste?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Timor-Leste rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?: Malta ranks 1st and Timor-Leste 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.