A Swede may have four spouses registered at most. Switzerland: Polygamy is illegal by law. But polygamous marriage conducted in another country may be accepted or rejected on a case-by-case basis.

Is it legal to have 2 wives in Germany?

The law in Germany is clear: no-one is allowed to be married to more than one person at a time, and that includes recent arrivals in the country. But in practice polygamous relationships are often quietly tolerated, the paper reports. For example, if a man dies, his inheritance may be distributed between his two wives.