Egypt vs Libya: Women, Business and the Law Index

Egypt
50.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Libya
50 index (0–100)
in 2023
Egypt rank
173rd
Libya rank
174th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Egypt
  • Libya
0204060197019962023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 50.62 index (0–100) against 50 index (0–100) in Libya, a difference of 0.62 index (0–100).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Egypt ranks 173rd and Libya ranks 174th of 188 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 29.38 index (0–100) 36.25 index (0–100) 6.88 index (0–100) Libya
1980s 28.38 index (0–100) 37.75 index (0–100) 9.38 index (0–100) Libya
1990s 28.12 index (0–100) 38.75 index (0–100) 10.62 index (0–100) Libya
2000s 36.75 index (0–100) 38.75 index (0–100) 2 index (0–100) Libya
2010s 41.88 index (0–100) 50 index (0–100) 8.12 index (0–100) Libya
2020s 49.22 index (0–100) 50 index (0–100) 0.7812 index (0–100) Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women, business and the law index, Egypt or Libya?
Egypt, at 50.62 index (0–100) against 50 index (0–100) in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Egypt and Libya?
0.62 index (0–100), with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Egypt ranks 173rd and Libya ranks 174th 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
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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.