Japan vs Philippines: Women, Business and the Law Index
Japan
78.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Philippines
78.75 index (0–100)
in 2023
Japan rank
107th
Philippines rank
107th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Japan currently reports 78.75 index (0–100) against 78.75 index (0–100) in Philippines, a difference of 0 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 Philippines ranks 107th of 188 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.69 index (0–100) | 37.62 index (0–100) | 27.06 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 1980s | 66.62 index (0–100) | 42.81 index (0–100) | 23.81 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 1990s | 71.94 index (0–100) | 64.5 index (0–100) | 7.44 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 2000s | 76 index (0–100) | 71.5 index (0–100) | 4.5 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 2010s | 78.5 index (0–100) | 77.5 index (0–100) | 1 index (0–100) | Japan |
| 2020s | 78.75 index (0–100) | 78.75 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, Japan or Philippines?
- Japan, at 78.75 index (0–100) against 78.75 index (0–100) in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Japan and Philippines?
- 0 index (0–100), with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Japan ranks 107th and Philippines ranks 107th 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.