Japan vs Panama: Women, Business and the Law Index
Japan
78.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Panama
79.38 index (0–100)
in 2023
Japan rank
107th
Panama rank
104th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 79.38 index (0–100) against 78.75 index (0–100) in Japan, a difference of 0.63 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 107th and Panama ranks 104th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.69 index (0–100) | 47.5 index (0–100) | 17.19 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 1980s | 66.62 index (0–100) | 47.5 index (0–100) | 19.12 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 1990s | 71.94 index (0–100) | 58.62 index (0–100) | 13.31 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 2000s | 76 index (0–100) | 71.69 index (0–100) | 4.31 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 2010s | 78.5 index (0–100) | 76.38 index (0–100) | 2.12 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 2020s | 78.75 index (0–100) | 79.38 index (0–100) | 0.625 index (0–100) | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Japan or Panama?
- Panama, at 79.38 index (0–100) against 78.75 index (0–100) in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Japan and Panama?
- 0.63 index (0–100), with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Japan ranks 107th and Panama ranks 104th 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.