Women and men have the same rights to own property by country
The law gives women and men the same rights to own and manage property, without granting husbands special control over marital property.
Countries reporting
169
Highest
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Afghanistan
Lowest
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Zimbabwe
Median
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women and men have the same rights to own property is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Afghanistan; the lowest is 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 (1=yes; 0=no), and the mean is 1 (1=yes; 0=no).
Women and men have the same rights to own property: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Angola | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | China | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Comoros | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | India | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Libya | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Somalia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Yemen | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
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.