Canada vs Sweden: Women, Business and the Law Index

Canada
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Sweden
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Canada rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Canada
  • Sweden
020406080100197019962023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Sweden, a difference of 0 index (0–100).

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 70 index (0–100) 72.75 index (0–100) 2.75 index (0–100) Sweden
1980s 83.19 index (0–100) 79.62 index (0–100) 3.56 index (0–100) Canada
1990s 97.25 index (0–100) 87 index (0–100) 10.25 index (0–100) Canada
2000s 97.5 index (0–100) 93.12 index (0–100) 4.38 index (0–100) Canada
2010s 97.75 index (0–100) 99.06 index (0–100) 1.31 index (0–100) Sweden
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 Sweden?
Canada, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Canada and Sweden?
0 index (0–100), with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Canada ranks 1st and Sweden 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
Last refreshed

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.