Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Women, Business and the Law Index

Jordan
59.38 index (0–100)
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
60 index (0–100)
in 2023
Jordan rank
159th
Papua New Guinea rank
157th

Women, Business and the Law Index over time

  • Jordan
  • Papua New Guinea
2030405060197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 60 index (0–100) against 59.38 index (0–100) in Jordan, a difference of 0.62 index (0–100).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th of 188 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 21.19 index (0–100) 48.44 index (0–100) 27.25 index (0–100) Papua New Guinea
1980s 26.25 index (0–100) 57.5 index (0–100) 31.25 index (0–100) Papua New Guinea
1990s 26.25 index (0–100) 57.5 index (0–100) 31.25 index (0–100) Papua New Guinea
2000s 26.75 index (0–100) 57.5 index (0–100) 30.75 index (0–100) Papua New Guinea
2010s 32.75 index (0–100) 59 index (0–100) 26.25 index (0–100) Papua New Guinea
2020s 50 index (0–100) 60 index (0–100) 10 index (0–100) Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women, business and the law index, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 60 index (0–100) against 59.38 index (0–100) in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
0.62 index (0–100), with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for women, business and the law index?
Jordan ranks 159th and Papua New Guinea ranks 157th 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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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.