Jamaica vs Maldives: Women, Business and the Law Index
Jamaica
74.38 index (0–100)
in 2023
Maldives
73.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Jamaica rank
127th
Maldives rank
129th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 74.38 index (0–100) against 73.75 index (0–100) in Maldives, 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 Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 127th and Maldives ranks 129th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.75 index (0–100) | 44.38 index (0–100) | 4.38 index (0–100) | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 51.81 index (0–100) | 44.38 index (0–100) | 7.44 index (0–100) | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 57.88 index (0–100) | 44.38 index (0–100) | 13.5 index (0–100) | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 60.38 index (0–100) | 46.75 index (0–100) | 13.62 index (0–100) | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 65 index (0–100) | 68.56 index (0–100) | 3.56 index (0–100) | Maldives |
| 2020s | 69.69 index (0–100) | 73.75 index (0–100) | 4.06 index (0–100) | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Jamaica, at 74.38 index (0–100) against 73.75 index (0–100) in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.63 index (0–100), with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Jamaica ranks 127th and Maldives ranks 129th 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.