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Share of women who own land alone

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data55 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.8%
Median: 4.9%
Countries Covered
55
with available data
Highest
Malawi
36.6%
Lowest
Egypt
0.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Malawi36.6%
2Comoros32.9%
3Timor-Leste29.8%
4Niger19.6%
5Papua New Guinea15.7%
By Region
North America8.9%(1 countries)
Other8.3%(42 countries)
Asia6.2%(6 countries)
Africa5.6%(5 countries)
South America3.8%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.7%)High (36.6%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.8%)

North America (1)
Other (42)
Asia (6)
Africa (5)
South America (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Malawi36.6%
2Comoros32.9%
3Timor-Leste29.8%
4Niger19.6%
5Papua New Guinea15.7%
6Ethiopia15.2%
7Myanmar14.5%
8Chad13.6%
9Mali12.8%
10Indonesia12.7%
11Mozambique11.9%
12Nepal9.7%
13Afghanistan9.6%
14India9.5%
15Madagascar9.4%
16Guatemala8.9%
17Namibia8.5%
18Uganda7.9%
19Republic of the Congo7.7%
20Democratic Republic of the Congo7.6%
21Honduras7.5%
22Cambodia7.3%
23Guinea7.1%
24Haiti6.9%
25Zambia5.8%
26Benin5.7%
27Rwanda5.7%
28Ghana4.9%
29Sierra Leone4.8%
30Burundi4.7%
31Burkina Faso4.7%
32Albania4.7%
33Togo4.5%
34Liberia4.2%
35Nigeria4.2%
36United Republic of Tanzania4.2%
37Zimbabwe3.9%
38Colombia3.8%
39Republic of The Gambia3.8%
40Kenya3.1%
41Jordan3.0%
42Cameroon2.9%
43Kyrgyzstan2.8%
44Gabon2.5%
45Cote d'Ivoire2.4%
46Türkiye2.4%
47Dominican Republic2.3%
48Senegal2.2%
49Lesotho2.1%
50Mauritania1.8%
51Tajikistan1.8%
52Armenia1.6%
53Philippines1.4%
54Pakistan1.2%
55Egypt0.7%
Showing 55 of 55 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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