Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score was 25 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 188 countries
All-time high
25
in 1970
All-time low
25
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Papua New Guinea stood at 25. 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), pay score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 25 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25 | — |
| 1971 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75, 33% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 166 Burkina Faso 25 compare
- 166 Bangladesh 25 compare
- 166 China 25 compare
- 166 Cameroon 25 compare
- 166 Congo 25 compare
- 166 Ethiopia 25 compare
- 166 India 25 compare
- 166 Japan 25 compare
- 166 Kyrgyzstan 25 compare
- 166 Korea 25 compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 25 compare
- 166 Madagascar 25 compare
- 166 Mauritania 25 compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 25 compare
- 166 Tunisia 25 compare
- 166 Yemen 25 compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Papua New Guinea?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), pay score in Papua New Guinea was 25 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), pay score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for women business and the law index (wbl), pay score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), pay score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.