Brazil vs Laos: Women, Business and the Law Index
Brazil
85 index (0–100)
in 2023
Laos
85.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Brazil rank
67th
Laos rank
66th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Brazil
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 85.62 index (0–100) against 85 index (0–100) in Brazil, a difference of 0.62 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Laos ahead.
Brazil ranks 67th and Laos ranks 66th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.12 index (0–100) | 37.88 index (0–100) | 6.75 index (0–100) | Laos |
| 1980s | 33.62 index (0–100) | 41 index (0–100) | 7.38 index (0–100) | Laos |
| 1990s | 51.25 index (0–100) | 55.19 index (0–100) | 3.94 index (0–100) | Laos |
| 2000s | 76.25 index (0–100) | 72.5 index (0–100) | 3.75 index (0–100) | Brazil |
| 2010s | 81.88 index (0–100) | 84.31 index (0–100) | 2.44 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, Brazil or Laos?
- Laos, at 85.62 index (0–100) against 85 index (0–100) in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Brazil and Laos?
- 0.62 index (0–100), with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Laos?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Laos rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Brazil 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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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.