Ghana vs Samoa: Women, Business and the Law Index
Ghana
75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Samoa
75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Ghana rank
122nd
Samoa rank
122nd
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 75 index (0–100) against 75 index (0–100) in Samoa, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 122nd of 188 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.75 index (0–100) | 48.12 index (0–100) | 0.625 index (0–100) | Ghana |
| 1980s | 51.38 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 2 index (0–100) | Ghana |
| 1990s | 57.19 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 7.81 index (0–100) | Ghana |
| 2000s | 67.25 index (0–100) | 49.38 index (0–100) | 17.88 index (0–100) | Ghana |
| 2010s | 75 index (0–100) | 67.81 index (0–100) | 7.19 index (0–100) | Ghana |
| 2020s | 75 index (0–100) | 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, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at 75 index (0–100) against 75 index (0–100) in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Ghana and Samoa?
- 0 index (0–100), with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Ghana ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 122nd 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.