Women, Business and the Law Index in Hungary
Hungary: Women, Business and the Law Index was 93.75 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Hungary recorded 93.75 index (0–100) for women, business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Hungary peaked at 93.75 index (0–100) in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.88 index (0–100), in 1970.
Hungary ranks 30th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.88 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 66.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 70 index (0–100) | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 69.38 index (0–100) | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.38 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.62 index (0–100) | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 75.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.75 index (0–100) | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 78.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 90.62 index (0–100) | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.88 index (0–100) | 66.88 index (0–100) | 66.88 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.88 index (0–100) | 66.88 index (0–100) | 66.88 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.19 index (0–100) | 66.88 index (0–100) | 70 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.06 index (0–100) | 69.38 index (0–100) | 78.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.19 index (0–100) | 81.25 index (0–100) | 93.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.75 index (0–100) | 93.75 index (0–100) | 93.75 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More gender data for Hungary
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,338 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 45,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Hungary?
- Women, business and the law index in Hungary was 93.75 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 93.75 index (0–100) in 2012.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.88 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for women, business and the law index?
- Hungary ranks 30th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.