Ecuador vs Uruguay: Women, Business and the Law Index
Ecuador
89.38 index (0–100)
in 2023
Uruguay
88.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Ecuador rank
48th
Uruguay rank
50th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 89.38 index (0–100) against 88.75 index (0–100) in Uruguay, a difference of 0.63 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ecuador ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 50th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.12 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 9.88 index (0–100) | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 52.5 index (0–100) | 62.25 index (0–100) | 9.75 index (0–100) | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 65.69 index (0–100) | 66.62 index (0–100) | 0.9375 index (0–100) | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 79.44 index (0–100) | 70.88 index (0–100) | 8.56 index (0–100) | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 86.38 index (0–100) | 85.25 index (0–100) | 1.12 index (0–100) | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 89.38 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 0.625 index (0–100) | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Ecuador, at 89.38 index (0–100) against 88.75 index (0–100) in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.63 index (0–100), with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Ecuador ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 50th 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.