Estonia vs Italy: Women, Business and the Law Index

Estonia
97.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
Italy
97.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
Estonia rank
15th
Italy rank
15th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Estonia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 97.5 index (0–100) against 97.5 index (0–100) in Italy, a difference of 0 index (0–100).

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 15th and Italy ranks 15th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 55.06 index (0–100) 59.88 index (0–100) 4.81 index (0–100) Italy
1980s 55 index (0–100) 71.25 index (0–100) 16.25 index (0–100) Italy
1990s 61.44 index (0–100) 72.5 index (0–100) 11.06 index (0–100) Italy
2000s 76.06 index (0–100) 83.5 index (0–100) 7.44 index (0–100) Italy
2010s 93.12 index (0–100) 93.25 index (0–100) 0.125 index (0–100) Italy
2020s 97.5 index (0–100) 97.5 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, Estonia or Italy?
Estonia, at 97.5 index (0–100) against 97.5 index (0–100) in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Estonia and Italy?
0 index (0–100), with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Italy?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Italy rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Estonia ranks 15th and Italy ranks 15th 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.