What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 83.12 index (0–100) in 2019.

What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 18.75 index (0–100) in 1970.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for women, business and the law index?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.

Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.

Women, Business and the Law Index in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Women, Business and the Law Index in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sao Tome and Principe: Women, Business and the Law Index was 83.12 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.12 index (0–100)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

81st

of 188 countries

All-time high

83.12 index (0–100)

in 2019

All-time low

18.75 index (0–100)

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Women, Business and the Law Index in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 83.12 index (0–100), measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 83.12 index (0–100) in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.75 index (0–100), in 1970.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Women, Business and the Law Index in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970 to 2023.
Year	index (0–100)	Change
1970	18.75 index (0–100)	—
1971	18.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1972	18.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1973	18.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1974	18.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1975	18.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1976	21.88 index (0–100)	+16.7%
1977	21.88 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1978	45 index (0–100)	+105.7%
1979	45 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1980	50.62 index (0–100)	+12.5%
1981	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1982	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1983	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1984	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1985	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1986	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1987	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1988	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1989	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1990	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1991	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1992	50.62 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1993	53.75 index (0–100)	+6.2%
1994	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1995	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1996	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1997	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1998	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1999	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2000	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2001	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2002	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2003	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2004	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2005	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2006	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2007	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2008	53.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2009	56.25 index (0–100)	+4.7%
2010	56.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2011	56.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2012	56.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2013	62.5 index (0–100)	+11.1%
2014	62.5 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2015	68.75 index (0–100)	+10.0%
2016	68.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2017	68.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2018	68.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2019	83.12 index (0–100)	+20.9%
2020	83.12 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2021	83.12 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2022	83.12 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2023	83.12 index (0–100)	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	24.62 index (0–100)	18.75 index (0–100)	45 index (0–100)	10
1980s	50.62 index (0–100)	50.62 index (0–100)	50.62 index (0–100)	10
1990s	52.81 index (0–100)	50.62 index (0–100)	53.75 index (0–100)	10
2000s	54 index (0–100)	53.75 index (0–100)	56.25 index (0–100)	10
2010s	65.19 index (0–100)	56.25 index (0–100)	83.12 index (0–100)	10
2020s	83.12 index (0–100)	83.12 index (0–100)	83.12 index (0–100)	4

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More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 170.29 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 170.29 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women, business and the law index in Sao Tome and Principe?: Women, business and the law index in Sao Tome and Principe was 83.12 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 Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 83.12 index (0–100) in 2019.
What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 18.75 index (0–100) in 1970.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for women, business and the law index?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Indicator: Women, Business and the Law Index
Unit: index (0–100)
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.