Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 20 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
20
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20
in 1988
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Afghanistan stood at 20. 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), parenthood score in Afghanistan peaked at 20 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 148th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 20 | — |
| 1989 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 20 | — |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 20 compare
- 148 Bangladesh 20 compare
- 148 Bahamas 20 compare
- 148 Congo 20 compare
- 148 Egypt 20 compare
- 148 Eritrea 20 compare
- 148 Ghana 20 compare
- 148 Guinea 20 compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 20 compare
- 148 Grenada 20 compare
- 148 Honduras 20 compare
- 148 Iraq 20 compare
- 148 Jamaica 20 compare
- 148 Cambodia 20 compare
- 148 Kiribati 20 compare
- 148 Lebanon 20 compare
- 148 Liberia 20 compare
- 148 Sri Lanka 20 compare
- 148 Lesotho 20 compare
- 148 Pakistan 20 compare
- 148 Puerto Rico 20 compare
- 148 Sudan 20 compare
- 148 Eswatini 20 compare
- 148 Thailand 20 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 20 compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20 compare
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Afghanistan?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Afghanistan was 20 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 1988.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
- Afghanistan ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.