Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Madagascar

Madagascar: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score was 40 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 188 countries
All-time high
40
in 1975
All-time low
20
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Madagascar, 1970–2023

010203040197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 40 for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Madagascar peaked at 40 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1970.

That places Madagascar 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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), Parenthood Score in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score in Madagascar, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 20
1971 20 +0.0%
1972 20 +0.0%
1973 20 +0.0%
1974 20 +0.0%
1975 40 +100.0%
1976 40 +0.0%
1977 40 +0.0%
1978 40 +0.0%
1979 40 +0.0%
1980 40 +0.0%
1981 40 +0.0%
1982 40 +0.0%
1983 40 +0.0%
1984 40 +0.0%
1985 40 +0.0%
1986 40 +0.0%
1987 40 +0.0%
1988 40 +0.0%
1989 40 +0.0%
1990 40 +0.0%
1991 40 +0.0%
1992 40 +0.0%
1993 40 +0.0%
1994 40 +0.0%
1995 40 +0.0%
1996 40 +0.0%
1997 40 +0.0%
1998 40 +0.0%
1999 40 +0.0%
2000 40 +0.0%
2001 40 +0.0%
2002 40 +0.0%
2003 40 +0.0%
2004 40 +0.0%
2005 40 +0.0%
2006 40 +0.0%
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2010 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 40 +0.0%
2013 40 +0.0%
2014 40 +0.0%
2015 40 +0.0%
2016 40 +0.0%
2017 40 +0.0%
2018 40 +0.0%
2019 40 +0.0%
2020 40 +0.0%
2021 40 +0.0%
2022 40 +0.0%
2023 40 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30 20 40 10
1980s 40 40 40 10
1990s 40 40 40 10
2000s 40 40 40 10
2010s 40 40 40 10
2020s 40 40 40 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 115 Burundi 40 compare
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  7. 115 Cape Verde 40 compare
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  9. 115 Guyana 40 compare
  10. 115 Haiti 40 compare
  11. 115 Indonesia 40 compare
  12. 115 India 40 compare
  13. 115 Jordan 40 compare
  14. 115 Kenya 40 compare
  15. 115 Kyrgyzstan 40 compare
  16. 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 40 compare
  17. 115 Libya 40 compare
  18. 115 Saint Lucia 40 compare
  19. 115 Maldives 40 compare
  20. 115 Malawi 40 compare
  21. 115 Namibia 40 compare
  22. 115 Nicaragua 40 compare
  23. 115 Nepal 40 compare
  24. 115 Saudi Arabia 40 compare
  25. 115 Somalia 40 compare
  26. 115 South Sudan 40 compare
  27. 115 Syrian Arab Republic 40 compare
  28. 115 Tunisia 40 compare
  29. 115 Uganda 40 compare
  30. 115 Samoa 40 compare
  31. 115 Zambia 40 compare
  32. 115 Zimbabwe 40 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Madagascar?
Women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score in Madagascar was 40 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 1975.
What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1970.
How does Madagascar rank for women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score?
Madagascar ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women business and the law index (wbl), parenthood score rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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