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 | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | 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 | 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 | Korea | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 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 | 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 | Slovak Republic | 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 | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Vietnam | 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 | 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 (country) | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | Syria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Thailand | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | East Timor | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Tunisia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Türkiye | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Tanzania | 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 | 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.