Belgium vs Portugal: Women, Business and the Law Index
Belgium
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Portugal
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Belgium rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Portugal, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.44 index (0–100) | 44 index (0–100) | 5.44 index (0–100) | Belgium |
| 1980s | 64.38 index (0–100) | 65.94 index (0–100) | 1.56 index (0–100) | Portugal |
| 1990s | 67.38 index (0–100) | 72.88 index (0–100) | 5.5 index (0–100) | Portugal |
| 2000s | 83.31 index (0–100) | 87.75 index (0–100) | 4.44 index (0–100) | Portugal |
| 2010s | 100 index (0–100) | 97.75 index (0–100) | 2.25 index (0–100) | Belgium |
| 2020s | 100 index (0–100) | 100 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, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0 index (0–100), with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Portugal 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 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.