Somalia vs South Africa: Women and men have the same rights to own property
Somalia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
South Africa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Somalia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Women and men have the same rights to own property over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa, 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 Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) | Somalia |
| 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, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women and men have the same rights to own property between Somalia and South Africa?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for women and men have the same rights to own property?
- Somalia ranks 1st and South Africa 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.