Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Botswana
Botswana: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score was 75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 188 countries
All-time high
75
in 2005
All-time low
50
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Botswana, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Botswana is 75, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Botswana peaked at 75 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 135th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50 | — |
| 1971 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5 | 50 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 75 compare
- 135 Benin 75 compare
- 135 Burkina Faso 75 compare
- 135 Barbados 75 compare
- 135 Central African Republic 75 compare
- 135 Comoros 75 compare
- 135 Dominica 75 compare
- 135 Algeria 75 compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 75 compare
- 135 Equatorial Guinea 75 compare
- 135 Guyana 75 compare
- 135 Libya 75 compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 75 compare
- 135 Madagascar 75 compare
- 135 Mali 75 compare
- 135 Myanmar 75 compare
- 135 Namibia 75 compare
- 135 Niger 75 compare
- 135 Nigeria 75 compare
- 135 Nepal 75 compare
- 135 Pakistan 75 compare
- 135 Philippines 75 compare
- 135 Papua New Guinea 75 compare
- 135 Senegal 75 compare
- 135 Solomon Islands 75 compare
- 135 Somalia 75 compare
- 135 Suriname 75 compare
- 135 Seychelles 75 compare
- 135 Chad 75 compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 75 compare
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75 compare
- 135 Vanuatu 75 compare
- 135 Samoa 75 compare
- 135 Zambia 75 compare
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Botswana?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score in Botswana was 75 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2005.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), mobility score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.