Canada vs Denmark: Women, Business and the Law Index
Canada
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Denmark
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Canada rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Denmark, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70 index (0–100) | 71.25 index (0–100) | 1.25 index (0–100) | Denmark |
| 1980s | 83.19 index (0–100) | 74 index (0–100) | 9.19 index (0–100) | Canada |
| 1990s | 97.25 index (0–100) | 81.88 index (0–100) | 15.38 index (0–100) | Canada |
| 2000s | 97.5 index (0–100) | 92.19 index (0–100) | 5.31 index (0–100) | Canada |
| 2010s | 97.75 index (0–100) | 99.5 index (0–100) | 1.75 index (0–100) | Denmark |
| 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, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Canada and Denmark?
- 0 index (0–100), with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Canada ranks 1st and Denmark 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.