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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score by country

Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.

Countries reporting
183
Highest
100
Angola
Lowest
20
Somalia
Median
100
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152

What the numbers show

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100 in Angola; the lowest is 20 in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 100, and the mean is 83.17.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Angola 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Albania 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Argentina 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Armenia 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Antigua and Barbuda 100 2023 unchanged 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 Bulgaria 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Belarus 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Belize 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Bolivia 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Brazil 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Barbados 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Botswana 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Canada 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Switzerland 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 China 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Colombia 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Cape Verde 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Cyprus 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Czechia 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Germany 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Dominica 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Denmark 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Ecuador 100 2023 up 66.7% volatile
1 Spain 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Finland 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Fiji 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 France 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Micronesia (country) 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 United Kingdom 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Georgia 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Ghana 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Greece 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Grenada 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Hong Kong 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Croatia 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Hungary 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 India 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Ireland 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Iceland 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Jamaica 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Kazakhstan 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Kenya 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Kyrgyzstan 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Kiribati 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Korea 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Laos 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Liberia 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Sri Lanka 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Lesotho 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Lithuania 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Luxembourg 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Latvia 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Moldova 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Mexico 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Marshall Islands 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 North Macedonia 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Malta 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Montenegro 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Mongolia 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Mozambique 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Malawi 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Namibia 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Nigeria 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Nicaragua 100 2023 up 66.7% volatile
1 Netherlands 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Norway 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Nepal 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 New Zealand 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Palau 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Papua New Guinea 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Poland 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Puerto Rico 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Portugal 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Paraguay 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Romania 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Rwanda 100 2023 up 66.7% rising
1 Singapore 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Solomon Islands 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Sierra Leone 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 Seychelles 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Togo 100 2023 up 150.0% rising
1 Tajikistan 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Tonga 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Uganda 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Ukraine 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 United States 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Uzbekistan 100 2023 up 25.0% flat
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Venezuela 100 2023 up 25.0% rising
1 Vietnam 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Samoa 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 South Africa 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Kosovo 100 2023 unchanged rising
105 Benin 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Burkina Faso 80 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Bahamas 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Bhutan 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Central African Republic 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Chile 80 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Cote d'Ivoire 80 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Dominican Republic 80 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Estonia 80 2023 unchanged flat
105 Ethiopia 80 2023 unchanged volatile
105 Gabon 80 2023 up 300.0% volatile
105 Guatemala 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Guyana 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Honduras 80 2023 unchanged volatile
105 Italy 80 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Japan 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Cambodia 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Saint Lucia 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Madagascar 80 2023 up 33.3% rising
105 Myanmar 80 2023 unchanged flat
105 Mauritius 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Panama 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Peru 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Russia 80 2023 unchanged flat
105 El Salvador 80 2023 unchanged volatile
105 San Marino 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 South Sudan 80 2023 unchanged flat
105 Sao Tome and Principe 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Suriname 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Thailand 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 East Timor 80 2023 unchanged volatile
105 Trinidad and Tobago 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Türkiye 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Tanzania 80 2023 unchanged flat
105 Uruguay 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Vanuatu 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Zambia 80 2023 unchanged rising
105 Zimbabwe 80 2023 unchanged rising
143 United Arab Emirates 60 2023 — volatile
143 Burundi 60 2023 unchanged volatile
143 Bangladesh 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Congo 60 2023 up 50.0% rising
143 Algeria 60 2023 up 50.0% volatile
143 Eritrea 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Guinea 60 2023 up 200.0% rising
143 Gambia 60 2023 up 50.0% rising
143 Guinea-Bissau 60 2023 up 50.0% rising
143 Israel 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Lebanon 60 2023 up 50.0% rising
143 Morocco 60 2023 up 50.0% volatile
143 Maldives 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Pakistan 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Philippines 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Senegal 60 2023 unchanged rising
143 Chad 60 2023 up 50.0% rising
143 Tunisia 60 2023 up 50.0% rising
161 Bahrain 40 2023 — volatile
161 Brunei 40 2023 unchanged rising
161 Cameroon 40 2023 unchanged flat
161 Democratic Republic of Congo 40 2023 up 100.0% falling
161 Comoros 40 2023 up 100.0% rising
161 Haiti 40 2023 unchanged rising
161 Indonesia 40 2023 unchanged rising
161 Kuwait 40 2023 up 100.0% rising
161 Malaysia 40 2023 unchanged rising
161 Saudi Arabia 40 2023 — volatile
161 Eswatini 40 2023 up 100.0% rising
161 Syria 40 2023 up 100.0% volatile
173 Afghanistan 20 2023 unchanged flat
173 Djibouti 20 2023 — volatile
173 Egypt 20 2023 — volatile
173 Equatorial Guinea 20 2023 unchanged flat
173 Jordan 20 2023 unchanged volatile
173 Libya 20 2023 unchanged volatile
173 Mali 20 2023 unchanged flat
173 Niger 20 2023 unchanged flat
173 Oman 20 2023 unchanged flat
173 Qatar 20 2023 unchanged flat
173 Somalia 20 2023 unchanged flat

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.