Finland vs New Zealand: Women, Business and the Law Index

Finland
97.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
New Zealand
97.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
Finland rank
15th
New Zealand rank
15th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
020406080100197019962023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 97.5 index (0–100) against 97.5 index (0–100) in New Zealand, a difference of 0 index (0–100).

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

Finland ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 67.88 index (0–100) 62.94 index (0–100) 4.94 index (0–100) Finland
1980s 75.31 index (0–100) 76.31 index (0–100) 1 index (0–100) New Zealand
1990s 82.75 index (0–100) 84.12 index (0–100) 1.38 index (0–100) New Zealand
2000s 90 index (0–100) 89.62 index (0–100) 0.375 index (0–100) Finland
2010s 97.5 index (0–100) 92.62 index (0–100) 4.88 index (0–100) Finland
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, Finland or New Zealand?
Finland, at 97.5 index (0–100) against 97.5 index (0–100) in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Finland and New Zealand?
0 index (0–100), with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Finland ranks 15th and New Zealand 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.