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