What is the difference in women business and the law index between Lao People's Democratic Republic and North Macedonia?

0.62, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and North Macedonia?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Women Business and the Law Index (WBL). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs North Macedonia: Women Business and the Law Index

Lao People's Democratic Republic

85.62

in 2023

North Macedonia

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

67th

North Macedonia rank

68th

Women Business and the Law Index over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
North Macedonia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 85.62 against 85 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.62.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th and North Macedonia ranks 68th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	37.88	61.88	24	North Macedonia
1980s	41	61.88	20.88	North Macedonia
1990s	55.19	63.75	8.56	North Macedonia
2000s	72.5	70.69	1.81	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	84.31	83.75	0.5625	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	85.62	85	0.625	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women business and the law index, Lao People's Democratic Republic or North Macedonia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 85.62 against 85 in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in women business and the law index between Lao People's Democratic Republic and North Macedonia?: 0.62, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and North Macedonia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and North Macedonia rank globally for women business and the law index?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th and North Macedonia ranks 68th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Women Business and the Law Index (WBL). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs North Macedonia: Women Business and the Law Index. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-business-and-the-law-index-wbl/lao-pdr/north-macedonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-business-and-the-law-index-wbl/lao-pdr/north-macedonia/">Lao People's Democratic Republic vs North Macedonia: Women Business and the Law Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.