El Salvador vs Uruguay: Women, Business and the Law Index
El Salvador
88.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Uruguay
88.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
El Salvador rank
50th
Uruguay rank
50th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 88.75 index (0–100) against 88.75 index (0–100) in Uruguay, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 50th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.5 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 7.5 index (0–100) | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 52.5 index (0–100) | 62.25 index (0–100) | 9.75 index (0–100) | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 64.31 index (0–100) | 66.62 index (0–100) | 2.31 index (0–100) | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 79.88 index (0–100) | 70.88 index (0–100) | 9 index (0–100) | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 86.25 index (0–100) | 85.25 index (0–100) | 1 index (0–100) | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 88.75 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 0 index (0–100) | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 88.75 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 El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0 index (0–100), with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- El Salvador ranks 50th 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.