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
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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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.