Costa Rica vs Malta: Women, Business and the Law Index
Costa Rica
91.88 index (0–100)
in 2023
Malta
91.25 index (0–100)
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
37th
Malta rank
40th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 91.88 index (0–100) against 91.25 index (0–100) in Malta, a difference of 0.63 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and Malta ranks 40th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.88 index (0–100) | 40.62 index (0–100) | 19.25 index (0–100) | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 64.12 index (0–100) | 48.5 index (0–100) | 15.62 index (0–100) | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 71.31 index (0–100) | 53.25 index (0–100) | 18.06 index (0–100) | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 78 index (0–100) | 69.38 index (0–100) | 8.62 index (0–100) | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 80.31 index (0–100) | 84.62 index (0–100) | 4.31 index (0–100) | Malta |
| 2020s | 89.06 index (0–100) | 90 index (0–100) | 0.9375 index (0–100) | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 91.88 index (0–100) against 91.25 index (0–100) in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.63 index (0–100), with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and Malta ranks 40th 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.