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