Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets? by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
146
Highest
1
Angola
Lowest
1
Kosovo
Median
1
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets? is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 1 in Angola; the lowest is 1 in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.
Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Haiti | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Türkiye | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.