Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Equal access to financial services for women and men

Portugal
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Portugal rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Equal access to financial services for women and men over time

  • Portugal
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Portugal ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2000s 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Portugal
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Portugal
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.75 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.25 (1=yes; 0=no) Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal access to financial services for women and men, Portugal or Sierra Leone?
Portugal, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in equal access to financial services for women and men between Portugal and Sierra Leone?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for equal access to financial services for women and men?
Portugal ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal access to financial services for women and men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Equal access to financial services for women and men
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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The law prohibits gender discrimination by banks or other financial institutions, and requires equal treatment of women and men in financial transactions, business activities, financial assistance, and access to goods and services.