Egypt vs Iraq: Women, Business and the Law Index
Egypt
50.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Iraq
48.12 index (0–100)
in 2023
Egypt rank
173rd
Iraq rank
176th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50.62 index (0–100) against 48.12 index (0–100) in Iraq, a difference of 2.5 index (0–100).
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 173rd and Iraq ranks 176th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.38 index (0–100) | 26.88 index (0–100) | 2.5 index (0–100) | Egypt |
| 1980s | 28.38 index (0–100) | 28.44 index (0–100) | 0.0625 index (0–100) | Iraq |
| 1990s | 28.12 index (0–100) | 33.12 index (0–100) | 5 index (0–100) | Iraq |
| 2000s | 36.75 index (0–100) | 33.12 index (0–100) | 3.62 index (0–100) | Egypt |
| 2010s | 41.88 index (0–100) | 37.88 index (0–100) | 4 index (0–100) | Egypt |
| 2020s | 49.22 index (0–100) | 46.56 index (0–100) | 2.66 index (0–100) | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Egypt or Iraq?
- Egypt, at 50.62 index (0–100) against 48.12 index (0–100) in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Egypt and Iraq?
- 2.5 index (0–100), with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Egypt ranks 173rd and Iraq ranks 176th 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.