Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
100
Angola
Lowest
25
Yemen
Median
100
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 100 in Angola; the lowest is 25 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 100, and the mean is 89.57.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 25.0%).
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | 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 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Eritrea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Gambia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Honduras | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | India | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Korea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Palau | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tonga | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Benin | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Barbados | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Central African Republic | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Comoros | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Dominica | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Algeria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Guyana | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Libya | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Madagascar | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Mali | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 135 | Myanmar | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Namibia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Niger | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Nigeria | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 135 | Nepal | 75 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 135 | Pakistan | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Philippines | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Senegal | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Somalia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Suriname | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Seychelles | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Chad | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Samoa | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Zambia | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 170 | Bahrain | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Brunei | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Cameroon | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Congo | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Egypt | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Haiti | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Kuwait | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Malawi | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Malaysia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 50 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Syria | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Iraq | 25 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Jordan | 25 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | 25 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Qatar | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Sudan | 25 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Yemen | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.