economic2023

Women, Business and the Law Index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data188 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
77.7index (0–100)
Median: 80.9index (0–100)
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
Canada
100.0index (0–100)
Lowest
State of Palestine
26.3index (0–100)
Top 5 Countries
1Canada100.0index (0–100)
2Denmark100.0index (0–100)
3France100.0index (0–100)
4Germany100.0index (0–100)
5Greece100.0index (0–100)
By Region
Oceania97.2index (0–100)(2 countries)
Europe96.3index (0–100)(32 countries)
North America88.4index (0–100)(4 countries)
South America86.0index (0–100)(7 countries)
Other74.4index (0–100)(108 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (26.3index (0–100))High (100.0index (0–100))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 77.7index (0–100))

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (108)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)

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 2023; 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
1Canada100.0index (0–100)
2Denmark100.0index (0–100)
3France100.0index (0–100)
4Germany100.0index (0–100)
5Greece100.0index (0–100)
6Iceland100.0index (0–100)
7Ireland100.0index (0–100)
8Latvia100.0index (0–100)
9Luxembourg100.0index (0–100)
10Netherlands100.0index (0–100)
11Portugal100.0index (0–100)
12Spain100.0index (0–100)
13Sweden100.0index (0–100)
14Belgium100.0index (0–100)
15Estonia97.5index (0–100)
16Finland97.5index (0–100)
17Italy97.5index (0–100)
18New Zealand97.5index (0–100)
19Togo97.5index (0–100)
20United Kingdom97.5index (0–100)
21Cyprus96.9index (0–100)
22Norway96.9index (0–100)
23Slovenia96.9index (0–100)
24Australia96.9index (0–100)
25Austria96.9index (0–100)
26Gabon95.0index (0–100)
27Cote d'Ivoire95.0index (0–100)
28Peru95.0index (0–100)
29Paraguay94.4index (0–100)
30Croatia93.8index (0–100)
31Czech Republic93.8index (0–100)
32Hungary93.8index (0–100)
33Lithuania93.8index (0–100)
34Poland93.8index (0–100)
35Serbia93.8index (0–100)
36Sierra Leone92.5index (0–100)
37Costa Rica91.9index (0–100)
38Hong Kong91.9index (0–100)
39Rwanda91.9index (0–100)
40Malta91.3index (0–100)
41United States of America91.3index (0–100)
42Albania91.3index (0–100)
43Bulgaria90.6index (0–100)
44Mongolia90.6index (0–100)
45Moldova, Republic of90.6index (0–100)
46Romania90.6index (0–100)
47Armenia90.6index (0–100)
48Ecuador89.4index (0–100)
49Mauritius89.4index (0–100)
50El Salvador88.8index (0–100)
51Mexico88.8index (0–100)
52Uruguay88.8index (0–100)
53Bolivia88.8index (0–100)
54Georgia88.1index (0–100)
55South Korea88.1index (0–100)
56Vietnam88.1index (0–100)
57South Africa88.1index (0–100)
58Switzerland88.1index (0–100)
59Slovakia87.5index (0–100)
60Guyana86.9index (0–100)
61Zimbabwe86.9index (0–100)
62Cape Verde86.3index (0–100)
63Dominican Republic86.3index (0–100)
64Nicaragua86.3index (0–100)
65Timor-Leste86.3index (0–100)
66Lao People's Democratic Republic85.6index (0–100)
67Montenegro85.0index (0–100)
68San Marino85.0index (0–100)
69Ukraine85.0index (0–100)
70The Republic of North Macedonia85.0index (0–100)
71Venezuela85.0index (0–100)
72Azerbaijan85.0index (0–100)
73Bosnia and Herzegovina85.0index (0–100)
74Brazil85.0index (0–100)
75Colombia84.4index (0–100)
76Benin83.8index (0–100)
77Kenya83.8index (0–100)
78Puerto Rico83.8index (0–100)
79Saint Lucia83.8index (0–100)
80Uganda83.8index (0–100)
81Sao Tome and Principe83.1index (0–100)
82Fiji82.5index (0–100)
83Mozambique82.5index (0–100)
84Singapore82.5index (0–100)
85United Arab Emirates82.5index (0–100)
86Türkiye82.5index (0–100)
87Burkina Faso82.5index (0–100)
88Uzbekistan82.5index (0–100)
89Belize82.5index (0–100)
90Cambodia81.3index (0–100)
91Liberia81.3index (0–100)
92United Republic of Tanzania81.3index (0–100)
93Zambia81.3index (0–100)
94Bahamas81.3index (0–100)
95Grenada80.6index (0–100)
96Israel80.6index (0–100)
97Lesotho80.6index (0–100)
98Nepal80.6index (0–100)
99Chile80.0index (0–100)
100Ethiopia80.0index (0–100)
101Malawi80.0index (0–100)
102Namibia80.0index (0–100)
103Barbados80.0index (0–100)
104Panama79.4index (0–100)
105Angola79.4index (0–100)
106Argentina79.4index (0–100)
107Democratic Republic of the Congo78.8index (0–100)
108Japan78.8index (0–100)
109Philippines78.8index (0–100)
110Tajikistan78.8index (0–100)
111People's Republic of China78.1index (0–100)
112Thailand78.1index (0–100)
113Central African Republic77.5index (0–100)
114Kyrgyzstan76.9index (0–100)
115Suriname76.9index (0–100)
116Burundi76.3index (0–100)
117Kiribati76.3index (0–100)
118Seychelles76.3index (0–100)
119Belarus75.6index (0–100)
120Kazakhstan75.6index (0–100)
121Morocco75.6index (0–100)
122Ghana75.0index (0–100)
123Honduras75.0index (0–100)
124Trinidad and Tobago75.0index (0–100)
125Samoa75.0index (0–100)
126Bhutan75.0index (0–100)
127India74.4index (0–100)
128Jamaica74.4index (0–100)
129Guatemala73.8index (0–100)
130Guinea73.8index (0–100)
131Maldives73.8index (0–100)
132Russian Federation73.1index (0–100)
133Senegal72.5index (0–100)
134Djibouti71.3index (0–100)
135Saint Kitts and Nevis71.3index (0–100)
136Saudi Arabia71.3index (0–100)
137Indonesia70.6index (0–100)
138Eritrea69.4index (0–100)
139Republic of The Gambia69.4index (0–100)
140Madagascar69.4index (0–100)
141Antigua and Barbuda68.8index (0–100)
142Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.1index (0–100)
143Bahrain68.1index (0–100)
144South Sudan67.5index (0–100)
145Chad66.3index (0–100)
146Nigeria66.3index (0–100)
147Sri Lanka65.6index (0–100)
148Marshall Islands65.6index (0–100)
149Comoros65.0index (0–100)
150Tunisia64.4index (0–100)
151Mali63.8index (0–100)
152Botswana63.8index (0–100)
153Dominica62.5index (0–100)
154Haiti61.3index (0–100)
155Micronesia, Federated States of61.3index (0–100)
156Malaysia60.6index (0–100)
157Cameroon60.0index (0–100)
158Papua New Guinea60.0index (0–100)
159Jordan59.4index (0–100)
160Myanmar58.8index (0–100)
161Lebanon58.8index (0–100)
162Pakistan58.8index (0–100)
163Tonga58.8index (0–100)
164Republic of the Congo58.1index (0–100)
165Equatorial Guinea58.1index (0–100)
166Algeria57.5index (0–100)
167Solomon Islands56.9index (0–100)
168Palau56.3index (0–100)
169Vanuatu55.6index (0–100)
170Niger53.8index (0–100)
171Brunei Darussalam53.1index (0–100)
172Guinea-Bissau51.9index (0–100)
173Egypt50.6index (0–100)
174Libya50.0index (0–100)
175Bangladesh49.4index (0–100)
176Iraq48.1index (0–100)
177Mauritania48.1index (0–100)
178Somalia46.9index (0–100)
179Oman46.3index (0–100)
180Eswatini46.3index (0–100)
181Syrian Arab Republic40.0index (0–100)
182Kuwait38.1index (0–100)
183Qatar35.6index (0–100)
184Sudan32.5index (0–100)
185Afghanistan31.9index (0–100)
186Islamic Republic of Iran31.3index (0–100)
187Yemen26.9index (0–100)
188State of Palestine26.3index (0–100)
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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