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
020406080100197019962023

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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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.