Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
100
Angola
Lowest
25
Yemen
Median
100
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 100 in Angola; the lowest is 25 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 100, and the mean is 83.65.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea | 100 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | India | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Korea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 100 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uganda | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 100 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kosovo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Argentina | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Armenia | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bahrain | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Belize | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | Bolivia | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Chile | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 75 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Comoros | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Egypt | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Hungary | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Jamaica | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 121 | Jordan | 75 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | 75 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Laos | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | Lesotho | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Namibia | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Niger | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Nigeria | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Singapore | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Chad | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | East Timor | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | 75 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Belarus | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Grenada | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Haiti | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Japan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Libya | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Marshall Islands | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Mali | 50 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Malaysia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Oman | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Russia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | San Marino | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Somalia | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Seychelles | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 50 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Brunei | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Botswana | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Micronesia (country) | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Guatemala | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Myanmar | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Mauritania | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Palau | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Eswatini | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Syria | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Yemen | 25 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.