Malta vs Romania: Women, Business and the Law Index
Malta
91.25 index (0–100)
in 2023
Romania
90.62 index (0–100)
in 2023
Malta rank
40th
Romania rank
43rd
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 91.25 index (0–100) against 90.62 index (0–100) in Romania, 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 Romania ahead.
Malta ranks 40th and Romania ranks 43rd of 188 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.62 index (0–100) | 65 index (0–100) | 24.38 index (0–100) | Romania |
| 1980s | 48.5 index (0–100) | 65 index (0–100) | 16.5 index (0–100) | Romania |
| 1990s | 53.25 index (0–100) | 65 index (0–100) | 11.75 index (0–100) | Romania |
| 2000s | 69.38 index (0–100) | 84.12 index (0–100) | 14.75 index (0–100) | Romania |
| 2010s | 84.62 index (0–100) | 90.62 index (0–100) | 6 index (0–100) | Romania |
| 2020s | 90 index (0–100) | 90.62 index (0–100) | 0.625 index (0–100) | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 91.25 index (0–100) against 90.62 index (0–100) in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Malta and Romania?
- 0.63 index (0–100), with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Malta ranks 40th and Romania ranks 43rd 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.