Guyana vs Nicaragua: Women, Business and the Law Index
Guyana
86.88 index (0–100)
in 2023
Nicaragua
86.25 index (0–100)
in 2023
Guyana rank
60th
Nicaragua rank
62nd
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Guyana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 86.88 index (0–100) against 86.25 index (0–100) in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.63 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 188 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.62 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 1.88 index (0–100) | Guyana |
| 1980s | 60.94 index (0–100) | 57.25 index (0–100) | 3.69 index (0–100) | Guyana |
| 1990s | 70.38 index (0–100) | 61.56 index (0–100) | 8.81 index (0–100) | Guyana |
| 2000s | 86.88 index (0–100) | 65.5 index (0–100) | 21.38 index (0–100) | Guyana |
| 2010s | 86.88 index (0–100) | 79.69 index (0–100) | 7.19 index (0–100) | Guyana |
| 2020s | 86.88 index (0–100) | 86.25 index (0–100) | 0.625 index (0–100) | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Guyana or Nicaragua?
- Guyana, at 86.88 index (0–100) against 86.25 index (0–100) in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 0.63 index (0–100), with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Nicaragua rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Guyana ranks 60th and Nicaragua ranks 62nd 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.