Bulgaria vs Romania: Women, Business and the Law Index
Bulgaria
90.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Romania
90.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
43rd
Romania rank
43rd
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 90.62 index (0–100) against 90.62 index (0–100) in Romania, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 43rd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65 index (0–100) | 65 index (0–100) | 0 index (0–100) | — |
| 1980s | 66.25 index (0–100) | 65 index (0–100) | 1.25 index (0–100) | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 68.12 index (0–100) | 65 index (0–100) | 3.12 index (0–100) | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 83.38 index (0–100) | 84.12 index (0–100) | 0.75 index (0–100) | Romania |
| 2010s | 90.94 index (0–100) | 90.62 index (0–100) | 0.3125 index (0–100) | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 90.62 index (0–100) | 90.62 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, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 90.62 index (0–100) against 90.62 index (0–100) in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0 index (0–100), with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 43rd 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.