Equal Authority Over Assets During Marriage in Africa, 1970–2023

2,916 observations track legal equality in asset control during marriage across 54 African countries from 1970 to 2023. The data is sourced from Our World in Data and repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa. It likely contains time-series indicators on spousal rights and legal frameworks.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in spousal asset rights over time based on the 1970–2023 time series.
• Compare legal equality indicators across different African countries based on the 54-country coverage.
• Model the relationship between legal rights and other socio-economic development metrics based on the gender equality topic.

Strengths

• 2,916 observations provide a substantial sample for analysis.
• Covers a long time span of 53 years (1970–2023).
• Includes data from 54 countries, offering broad geographic coverage of Africa.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa from the original source.

Time Range

1970–2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 21:05:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

54 Africa countries