Cameroon vs South Africa: Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men

Cameroon
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
South Africa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Cameroon rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.81197019962023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Cameroon
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Cameroon
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.4 (1=yes; 0=no) Cameroon
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women can sign a contract on the same terms as men, Cameroon or South Africa?
Cameroon, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in women can sign a contract on the same terms as men between Cameroon and South Africa?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for women can sign a contract on the same terms as men?
Cameroon ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st 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 can sign a contract on the same terms as men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cameroon vs South Africa: Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men. Statizoid, drawing on Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-can-sign-a-contract-same-as-men/cameroon/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-can-sign-a-contract-same-as-men/cameroon/south-africa/">Cameroon vs South Africa: Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
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
Last refreshed

Women can sign contracts on their own, without permission or signatures from a husband or guardian.