What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in United States of America?

The highest recorded value was 91.25 index (0–100) in 2018.

What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in United States of America?

The lowest recorded value was 66.88 index (0–100) in 1970.

How does United States of America rank for women, business and the law index?

United States of America ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.

Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in United States of America?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United States of America 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 United States of America

Name: Women, Business and the Law Index in United States of America
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United States of America: Women, Business and the Law Index was 91.25 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

91.25 index (0–100)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

40th

of 188 countries

All-time high

91.25 index (0–100)

in 2018

All-time low

66.88 index (0–100)

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Women, Business and the Law Index in United States of America, 1970–2023

Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).

Analysis

In 2023, women, business and the law index in United States of America stood at 91.25 index (0–100). That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in United States of America peaked at 91.25 index (0–100) in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.88 index (0–100), in 1970.

That places United States of America 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Women, Business and the Law Index in United States of America, 1970 to 2023.
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	70 index (0–100)	+4.7%
1976	70 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1977	70 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1978	70 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1979	72.5 index (0–100)	+3.6%
1980	72.5 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1981	81.25 index (0–100)	+12.1%
1982	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1983	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1984	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1985	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1986	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1987	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1988	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1989	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1990	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1991	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1992	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1993	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1994	81.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1995	83.75 index (0–100)	+3.1%
1996	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1997	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1998	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
1999	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2000	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2001	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2002	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2003	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2004	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2005	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2006	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2007	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2008	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2009	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2010	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2011	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2012	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2013	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2014	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2015	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2016	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2017	83.75 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2018	91.25 index (0–100)	+9.0%
2019	91.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2020	91.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2021	91.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2022	91.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%
2023	91.25 index (0–100)	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	68.69 index (0–100)	66.88 index (0–100)	72.5 index (0–100)	10
1980s	80.38 index (0–100)	72.5 index (0–100)	81.25 index (0–100)	10
1990s	82.5 index (0–100)	81.25 index (0–100)	83.75 index (0–100)	10
2000s	83.75 index (0–100)	83.75 index (0–100)	83.75 index (0–100)	10
2010s	85.25 index (0–100)	83.75 index (0–100)	91.25 index (0–100)	10
2020s	91.25 index (0–100)	91.25 index (0–100)	91.25 index (0–100)	4

Countries ranked near United States of America

37 Costa Rica 91.88 index (0–100) compare
37 Hong Kong, China 91.88 index (0–100) compare
37 Rwanda 91.88 index (0–100) compare
40 Albania 91.25 index (0–100) compare
40 Malta 91.25 index (0–100) compare
43 Armenia 90.62 index (0–100) compare
43 Bulgaria 90.62 index (0–100) compare
43 Republic of Moldova 90.62 index (0–100) compare
43 Mongolia 90.62 index (0–100) compare
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See the full ranking of 188 places →

More gender data for United States of America

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 297,814 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is women, business and the law index in United States of America?: Women, business and the law index in United States of America was 91.25 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 United States of America?: The highest recorded value was 91.25 index (0–100) in 2018.
What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in United States of America?: The lowest recorded value was 66.88 index (0–100) in 1970.
How does United States of America rank for women, business and the law index?: United States of America ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in United States of America?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.