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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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Côte d'Ivoire 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Slovakia 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, United Republic of 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 of America 100 2023 unchanged rising
1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 100 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Viet Nam 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, Plurinational State of 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Timor-Leste 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 Russian Federation 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 Darussalam 25 2023 unchanged flat
169 Botswana 25 2023 unchanged volatile
169 Dominica 25 2023 unchanged flat
169 Micronesia, Federated States of 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

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Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.