Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
100
Albania
Lowest
25
Yemen
Median
75
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 100 in Albania; the lowest is 25 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 75, and the mean is 74.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Comoros | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Haiti | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Sudan | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Zambia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Armenia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Benin | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Bahamas | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Brazil | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Brunei | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Botswana | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Cyprus | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Eritrea | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Micronesia (country) | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Georgia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Gambia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 75 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Hong Kong | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Hungary | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Indonesia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Laos | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Libya | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Lesotho | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Maldives | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Mexico | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Malta | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Malaysia | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Namibia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Palau | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Singapore | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | San Marino | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Suriname | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Seychelles | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Thailand | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Tonga | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Turkey | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | United States | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Venezuela | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Samoa | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Angola | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Argentina | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 50 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Barbados | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Colombia | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Djibouti | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Dominica | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Algeria | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Fiji | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Ghana | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Guinea | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Honduras | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Iran | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Iraq | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Israel | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Jamaica | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Lebanon | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Morocco | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Mali | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Myanmar | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Montenegro | 50 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Mozambique | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Niger | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Nigeria | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Oman | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Pakistan | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Qatar | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Russia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Senegal | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 122 | Somalia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Eswatini | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Chad | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | China | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Cameroon | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Congo | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | India | 25 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Japan | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | South Korea | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Madagascar | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Mauritania | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Tunisia | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Yemen | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.