Barbados vs Ethiopia: Women, Business and the Law Index
Barbados
80 index (0–100)
in 2023
Ethiopia
80 index (0–100)
in 2023
Barbados rank
99th
Ethiopia rank
99th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Barbados
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 80 index (0–100) against 80 index (0–100) in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 99th and Ethiopia ranks 99th of 188 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.75 index (0–100) | 50.62 index (0–100) | 10.12 index (0–100) | Barbados |
| 1980s | 67.62 index (0–100) | 50.62 index (0–100) | 17 index (0–100) | Barbados |
| 1990s | 70.12 index (0–100) | 50.19 index (0–100) | 19.94 index (0–100) | Barbados |
| 2000s | 70.62 index (0–100) | 63.06 index (0–100) | 7.56 index (0–100) | Barbados |
| 2010s | 71.88 index (0–100) | 70.62 index (0–100) | 1.25 index (0–100) | Barbados |
| 2020s | 80 index (0–100) | 80 index (0–100) | 0 index (0–100) | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Barbados or Ethiopia?
- Barbados, at 80 index (0–100) against 80 index (0–100) in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 0 index (0–100), with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Ethiopia rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Barbados ranks 99th and Ethiopia ranks 99th 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.