Inheritance rights, widows

Whether widows and widowers have equal inheritance rights, 0: The law guarantees the same inheritance rights to both widows and widowers. 0.5: The law guarantees the same inheritance rights to both widows and widowers, but there are some customary, traditional or religious practices that discriminate against widows. 1: The law does not guarantee the same inheritance rights to widows and widowers, or widows have no inheritance rights at all.

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Maintainer UNEP SDG Unit
Last Updated February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Created February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Language en
category Women's access to economic resources
data_type statistical
indicator_id 366
indicator_name Inheritance rights, widows
spatial_coverage global
unit Index