Ethiopia vs Malawi: Women, Business and the Law Index

Ethiopia
80 index (0–100)
in 2023
Malawi
80 index (0–100)
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
99th
Malawi rank
99th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
020406080197019962023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 80 index (0–100) against 80 index (0–100) in Malawi, a difference of 0 index (0–100).

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 99th and Malawi ranks 99th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 50.62 index (0–100) 42.5 index (0–100) 8.12 index (0–100) Ethiopia
1980s 50.62 index (0–100) 42.5 index (0–100) 8.12 index (0–100) Ethiopia
1990s 50.19 index (0–100) 44 index (0–100) 6.19 index (0–100) Ethiopia
2000s 63.06 index (0–100) 60.5 index (0–100) 2.56 index (0–100) Ethiopia
2010s 70.62 index (0–100) 73.12 index (0–100) 2.5 index (0–100) Malawi
2020s 80 index (0–100) 78.75 index (0–100) 1.25 index (0–100) Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women, business and the law index, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 80 index (0–100) against 80 index (0–100) in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0 index (0–100), with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Ethiopia ranks 99th and Malawi ranks 99th 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.