Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Women, Business and the Law Index
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 51.88 index (0–100) against 49.38 index (0–100) in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.5 index (0–100).
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 175th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 172nd of 188 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.19 index (0–100) | 28.12 index (0–100) | 9.06 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 38.12 index (0–100) | 31.25 index (0–100) | 6.88 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 38.12 index (0–100) | 37.5 index (0–100) | 0.625 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 40.12 index (0–100) | 37.5 index (0–100) | 2.62 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 49.12 index (0–100) | 39 index (0–100) | 10.12 index (0–100) | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 49.38 index (0–100) | 45.94 index (0–100) | 3.44 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 51.88 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- 2.5 index (0–100), with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Bangladesh ranks 175th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 172nd 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.