Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score was 50 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 188 countries
All-time high
50
in 1979
All-time low
25
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 50 for women business and the law index (wbl), workplace 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), workplace score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 50 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace 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 | 50 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5 | 25 | 50 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 147 Afghanistan 50 compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 50 compare
- 147 Bangladesh 50 compare
- 147 Belarus 50 compare
- 147 Gambia 50 compare
- 147 Grenada 50 compare
- 147 Haiti 50 compare
- 147 Japan 50 compare
- 147 Kazakhstan 50 compare
- 147 Libya 50 compare
- 147 Marshall Islands 50 compare
- 147 Mali 50 compare
- 147 Malaysia 50 compare
- 147 Oman 50 compare
- 147 Russian Federation 50 compare
- 147 San Marino 50 compare
- 147 Somalia 50 compare
- 147 Seychelles 50 compare
- 147 Tajikistan 50 compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 50 compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 50 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), workplace score in Papua New Guinea?
- Women business and the law index (wbl), workplace score in Papua New Guinea was 50 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest women business and the law index (wbl), workplace score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 1979.
- What is the lowest women business and the law index (wbl), workplace 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), workplace score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women business and the law index (wbl), workplace 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 rising.
- 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), Workplace Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.