Women, Business and the Law Index in Mexico
Mexico: Women, Business and the Law Index was 88.75 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Mexico, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 88.75 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 up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Mexico peaked at 88.75 index (0–100) in 2014 and was at its lowest, 55 index (0–100), in 1970.
Mexico ranks 50th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 55 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 55 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 55 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 55 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 58.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 index (0–100) | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.5 index (0–100) | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 77.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.62 index (0–100) | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.56 index (0–100) | 55 index (0–100) | 58.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 60 index (0–100) | 58.12 index (0–100) | 61.25 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.88 index (0–100) | 61.25 index (0–100) | 67.5 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5 index (0–100) | 72.5 index (0–100) | 77.5 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.06 index (0–100) | 77.5 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.75 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 88.75 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 48 Ecuador 89.38 index (0–100) compare
- 48 Mauritius 89.38 index (0–100) compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.75 index (0–100) compare
- 50 El Salvador 88.75 index (0–100) compare
- 50 Uruguay 88.75 index (0–100) compare
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Mexico?
- Women, business and the law index in Mexico was 88.75 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.75 index (0–100) in 2014.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Mexico rank for women, business and the law index?
- Mexico ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.