Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
100
Angola
Lowest
25
Guinea-Bissau
Median
87.5
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 100 in Angola; the lowest is 25 in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.5, and the mean is 86.69.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Honduras | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Morocco | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kosovo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Argentina | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Armenia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Burundi | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Bahamas | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Belarus | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Belize | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Brazil | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Bhutan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Botswana | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Switzerland | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Chile | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | China | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Congo | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Colombia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Comoros | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Dominica | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Algeria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Ecuador | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Eritrea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Fiji | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Ghana | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Gambia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Grenada | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Guatemala | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Haiti | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Indonesia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | India | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Jamaica | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Japan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Kenya | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Kiribati | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Kuwait | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Lebanon | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Liberia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Libya | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Lesotho | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Madagascar | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Mali | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Myanmar | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Mauritania | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Malawi | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Malaysia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Namibia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Nigeria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Norway | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Nepal | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Oman | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Pakistan | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 94 | Panama | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Palau | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Qatar | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Sudan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Senegal | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Singapore | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | San Marino | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Somalia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | South Sudan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Seychelles | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Thailand | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Tunisia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Türkiye | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Uganda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Uruguay | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Samoa | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Yemen | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Cameroon | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Niger | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Suriname | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.