Bangladesh vs Egypt: Women, Business and the Law Index
Bangladesh
49.38 index (0–100)
in 2023
Egypt
50.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
175th
Egypt rank
173rd
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50.62 index (0–100) against 49.38 index (0–100) in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.24 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 175th and Egypt ranks 173rd of 188 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.19 index (0–100) | 29.38 index (0–100) | 7.81 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 38.12 index (0–100) | 28.38 index (0–100) | 9.75 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 38.12 index (0–100) | 28.12 index (0–100) | 10 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 40.12 index (0–100) | 36.75 index (0–100) | 3.38 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 49.12 index (0–100) | 41.88 index (0–100) | 7.25 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 49.38 index (0–100) | 49.22 index (0–100) | 0.1562 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 50.62 index (0–100) against 49.38 index (0–100) in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 1.24 index (0–100), with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Bangladesh ranks 175th and Egypt ranks 173rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.