Iceland vs Spain: Women, Business and the Law Index

Iceland
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Spain
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Iceland rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Iceland
  • Spain
406080100197019962023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Spain, a difference of 0 index (0–100).

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 69.12 index (0–100) 44.44 index (0–100) 24.69 index (0–100) Iceland
1980s 78 index (0–100) 71.12 index (0–100) 6.88 index (0–100) Iceland
1990s 86.12 index (0–100) 82.88 index (0–100) 3.25 index (0–100) Iceland
2000s 94.38 index (0–100) 95.31 index (0–100) 0.9375 index (0–100) Spain
2010s 97.62 index (0–100) 97.5 index (0–100) 0.125 index (0–100) Iceland
2020s 100 index (0–100) 99.38 index (0–100) 0.625 index (0–100) Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women, business and the law index, Iceland or Spain?
Iceland, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Iceland and Spain?
0 index (0–100), with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Iceland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st 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.