Puerto Rico vs Sweden: Women and men have the same rights to own property
Puerto Rico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sweden
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Women and men have the same rights to own property over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sweden
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sweden, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) | Sweden |
| 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, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Puerto Rico, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sweden rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st and Sweden 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.