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

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

Countries reporting
174
Highest
100
Armenia
Lowest
20
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
60
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152

What the numbers show

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 100 in Armenia; the lowest is 20 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The median across all reporting countries is 60, and the mean is 62.99.

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

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

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

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood 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.