Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Women, Business and the Law Index

Italy
97.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
97.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080100197019962023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 97.5 index (0–100) against 97.5 index (0–100) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 index (0–100).

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 188 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 59.88 index (0–100) 61.31 index (0–100) 1.44 index (0–100) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 71.25 index (0–100) 72.62 index (0–100) 1.38 index (0–100) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 72.5 index (0–100) 80.12 index (0–100) 7.62 index (0–100) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 83.5 index (0–100) 89.25 index (0–100) 5.75 index (0–100) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 93.25 index (0–100) 96.25 index (0–100) 3 index (0–100) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 97.5 index (0–100) 97.5 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, Italy or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Italy, at 97.5 index (0–100) against 97.5 index (0–100) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 index (0–100), with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Italy ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th 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

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.