Denmark vs Germany: Women, Business and the Law Index
Denmark
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Germany
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Denmark rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Germany, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.25 index (0–100) | 63.44 index (0–100) | 7.81 index (0–100) | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74 index (0–100) | 67.88 index (0–100) | 6.12 index (0–100) | Denmark |
| 1990s | 81.88 index (0–100) | 73.31 index (0–100) | 8.56 index (0–100) | Denmark |
| 2000s | 92.19 index (0–100) | 83.75 index (0–100) | 8.44 index (0–100) | Denmark |
| 2010s | 99.5 index (0–100) | 97.5 index (0–100) | 2 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, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Denmark and Germany?
- 0 index (0–100), with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Germany 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.