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Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1970
All-time low
1
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit in Nicaragua, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 1 for do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit in Nicaragua peaked at 1 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1970.

Nicaragua ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit in Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 1 —
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit in Nicaragua?
Do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit in Nicaragua was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
What is the lowest do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1970.
How does Nicaragua rank for do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit?
Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Do Male and Female Surviving Spouses Have Equal Rights to Inherit Assets?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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