Egypt vs Mauritania: Women, Business and the Law Index
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 50.62 index (0–100) against 48.12 index (0–100) in Mauritania, a difference of 2.5 index (0–100).
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Egypt ranks 173rd and Mauritania ranks 176th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.38 index (0–100) | 40.88 index (0–100) | 11.5 index (0–100) | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 28.38 index (0–100) | 41.88 index (0–100) | 13.5 index (0–100) | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 28.12 index (0–100) | 41.88 index (0–100) | 13.75 index (0–100) | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 36.75 index (0–100) | 41.88 index (0–100) | 5.12 index (0–100) | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 41.88 index (0–100) | 45 index (0–100) | 3.12 index (0–100) | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 49.22 index (0–100) | 48.12 index (0–100) | 1.09 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 Mauritania?
- Egypt, at 50.62 index (0–100) against 48.12 index (0–100) in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 2.5 index (0–100), with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Egypt ranks 173rd and Mauritania 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.