Women, Business and the Law Index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Women, Business and the Law Index was 86.25 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.25 index (0–100)
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
86.25 index (0–100)
in 2015
All-time low
55.62 index (0–100)
in 1982
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women, Business and the Law Index in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 86.25 index (0–100) for women, business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Nicaragua peaked at 86.25 index (0–100) in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.62 index (0–100), in 1982.
Nicaragua ranks 62nd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.75 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 58.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 55.62 index (0–100) | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.75 index (0–100) | +5.2% |
| 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 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.62 index (0–100) | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.75 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 58.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.25 index (0–100) | 55.62 index (0–100) | 60.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.56 index (0–100) | 60.62 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.5 index (0–100) | 63.75 index (0–100) | 72.5 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.69 index (0–100) | 72.5 index (0–100) | 86.25 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.25 index (0–100) | 86.25 index (0–100) | 86.25 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 59 Slovakia 87.5 index (0–100) compare
- 60 Guyana 86.88 index (0–100) compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 86.88 index (0–100) compare
- 62 Cape Verde 86.25 index (0–100) compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 86.25 index (0–100) compare
- 62 Timor-Leste 86.25 index (0–100) compare
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Nicaragua?
- Women, business and the law index in Nicaragua was 86.25 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 86.25 index (0–100) in 2015.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.62 index (0–100) in 1982.
- How does Nicaragua rank for women, business and the law index?
- Nicaragua ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.