Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Women, Business and the Law Index
Rwanda
91.88 index (0–100)
in 2023
Sierra Leone
92.5 index (0–100)
in 2023
Rwanda rank
37th
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Women, Business and the Law Index over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 92.5 index (0–100) against 91.88 index (0–100) in Rwanda, a difference of 0.62 index (0–100).
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.38 index (0–100) | 31.88 index (0–100) | 12.5 index (0–100) | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 44.38 index (0–100) | 31.88 index (0–100) | 12.5 index (0–100) | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 44.38 index (0–100) | 31.88 index (0–100) | 12.5 index (0–100) | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 62 index (0–100) | 40.12 index (0–100) | 21.88 index (0–100) | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 74.5 index (0–100) | 63.12 index (0–100) | 11.38 index (0–100) | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 85.78 index (0–100) | 76.72 index (0–100) | 9.06 index (0–100) | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women, business and the law index, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 92.5 index (0–100) against 91.88 index (0–100) in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in women, business and the law index between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.62 index (0–100), with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for women, business and the law index?
- Rwanda ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 36th 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.