Women, Business and the Law Index in Liberia
Liberia: Women, Business and the Law Index was 81.25 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Liberia, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
The most recent figure for women, business and the law index in Liberia is 81.25 index (0–100), measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Liberia peaked at 81.25 index (0–100) in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.75 index (0–100), in 1970.
Liberia ranks 90th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Liberia, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.75 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +45.7% |
| 1974 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.75 index (0–100) | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 78.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.75 index (0–100) | 43.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.25 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 81.25 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.25 index (0–100) | 81.25 index (0–100) | 81.25 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More gender data for Liberia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,348 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9574 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 81,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 83,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 81,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 77,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 79,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 76,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 78,339 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Liberia?
- Women, business and the law index in Liberia was 81.25 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.25 index (0–100) in 2018.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.75 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for women, business and the law index?
- Liberia ranks 90th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.