Ireland vs Latvia: Women, Business and the Law Index
Ireland
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Latvia
100 index (0–100)
in 2023
Ireland rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Ireland
- Latvia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Latvia, a difference of 0 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.94 index (0–100) | 54.88 index (0–100) | 3.06 index (0–100) | Ireland |
| 1980s | 71.12 index (0–100) | 55 index (0–100) | 16.12 index (0–100) | Ireland |
| 1990s | 80.25 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 21.5 index (0–100) | Ireland |
| 2000s | 95 index (0–100) | 86.62 index (0–100) | 8.38 index (0–100) | Ireland |
| 2010s | 95.75 index (0–100) | 99 index (0–100) | 3.25 index (0–100) | Latvia |
| 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, Ireland or Latvia?
- Ireland, at 100 index (0–100) against 100 index (0–100) in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Ireland and Latvia?
- 0 index (0–100), with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Latvia 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.