Iceland vs Sweden: Women, Business and the Law Index
Iceland
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Sweden
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Iceland rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Sweden, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.12 index (0–100) | 72.75 index (0–100) | 3.62 index (0–100) | Sweden |
| 1980s | 78 index (0–100) | 79.62 index (0–100) | 1.62 index (0–100) | Sweden |
| 1990s | 86.12 index (0–100) | 87 index (0–100) | 0.875 index (0–100) | Sweden |
| 2000s | 94.38 index (0–100) | 93.12 index (0–100) | 1.25 index (0–100) | Iceland |
| 2010s | 97.62 index (0–100) | 99.06 index (0–100) | 1.44 index (0–100) | Sweden |
| 2020s | 100 index (0–100) | 100 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, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Iceland and Sweden?
- 0 index (0–100), with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Sweden 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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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.