Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Laos: Women, Business and the Law Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina
85 index (0–100)
in 2023
Laos
85.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
67th
Laos rank
66th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Laos
020406080197019962023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 85.62 index (0–100) against 85 index (0–100) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.62 index (0–100).

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 67th and Laos ranks 66th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 58.12 index (0–100) 37.88 index (0–100) 20.25 index (0–100) Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 58.12 index (0–100) 41 index (0–100) 17.12 index (0–100) Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 58.44 index (0–100) 55.19 index (0–100) 3.25 index (0–100) Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 74.69 index (0–100) 72.5 index (0–100) 2.19 index (0–100) Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 83.75 index (0–100) 84.31 index (0–100) 0.5625 index (0–100) Laos
2020s 85 index (0–100) 85.62 index (0–100) 0.625 index (0–100) Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women, business and the law index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Laos?
Laos, at 85.62 index (0–100) against 85 index (0–100) in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos?
0.62 index (0–100), with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Laos rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 67th and Laos ranks 66th 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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Indicator
Women, Business and the Law Index
Unit
index (0–100)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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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.