Women's Civil Liberties Index by country
Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.
Countries reporting
176
Highest
0.976
Germany
Lowest
0.007
North Korea
Median
0.7015
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
30,494
What the numbers show
Women's Civil Liberties Index is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 0.976 in Germany; the lowest is 0.007 in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7015, and the mean is 0.6417.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 139.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 110.6%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 97.3%).
Women's Civil Liberties Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0.976 | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Belgium | 0.972 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 0.971 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 0.962 | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0.957 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 0.953 | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 0.947 | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 0.942 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0.94 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 0.939 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 0.935 | 2025 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 0.932 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 0.932 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 0.93 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 14 | New Zealand | 0.93 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 0.927 | 2025 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.927 | 2025 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 0.926 | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Seychelles | 0.926 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 20 | Taiwan | 0.925 | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0.921 | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 0.92 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0.917 | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 0.907 | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 0.906 | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 0.901 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 0.901 | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 0.897 | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 0.897 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 0.888 | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 0.887 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 0.883 | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 0.88 | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | 0.874 | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Australia | 0.873 | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.871 | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.865 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.863 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 0.861 | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 0.86 | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Moldova | 0.859 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.856 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.84 | 2025 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0.83 | 2025 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.829 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.827 | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Barbados | 0.824 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.821 | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 49 | United States | 0.82 | 2025 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.818 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 51 | Suriname | 0.816 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 52 | Gambia | 0.815 | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 53 | Georgia | 0.806 | 2025 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 0.804 | 2025 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 0.804 | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | 0.802 | 2025 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Canada | 0.801 | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 58 | Gabon | 0.8 | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 0.795 | 2025 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Cape Verde | 0.792 | 2025 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 0.787 | 2025 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 0.786 | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Liberia | 0.779 | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 0.778 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 0.775 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 0.772 | 2025 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 0.771 | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Lesotho | 0.767 | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Nigeria | 0.763 | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 70 | Bhutan | 0.761 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0.758 | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 0.758 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.752 | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Niger | 0.741 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 0.734 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 76 | South Africa | 0.733 | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 0.73 | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 0.727 | 2025 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 0.725 | 2025 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 0.719 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Bolivia | 0.717 | 2025 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Malaysia | 0.717 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 83 | Singapore | 0.716 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 0.708 | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 0.706 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 86 | Fiji | 0.705 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 0.702 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 87 | Tanzania | 0.702 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.701 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 0.693 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 0.684 | 2025 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 0.684 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 0.68 | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 94 | Vietnam | 0.678 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 0.677 | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.675 | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 0.675 | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 0.666 | 2025 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Ecuador | 0.664 | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Kenya | 0.661 | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Guyana | 0.66 | 2025 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 101 | East Timor | 0.66 | 2025 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Colombia | 0.658 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | 0.657 | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Madagascar | 0.642 | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Nepal | 0.64 | 2025 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.639 | 2025 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Indonesia | 0.639 | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Mexico | 0.637 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 0.633 | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Algeria | 0.624 | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 112 | India | 0.621 | 2025 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 0.604 | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Togo | 0.596 | 2025 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Peru | 0.59 | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 116 | Turkey | 0.586 | 2025 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Angola | 0.577 | 2025 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Palestine | 0.551 | 1948 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 0.546 | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 0.538 | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 121 | Paraguay | 0.533 | 2025 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Maldives | 0.526 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 123 | Belarus | 0.522 | 2025 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 0.516 | 2025 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 125 | Venezuela | 0.5 | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 126 | Bahrain | 0.494 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 127 | Thailand | 0.493 | 2025 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 0.484 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0.483 | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Russia | 0.483 | 2025 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique | 0.479 | 2025 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Egypt | 0.475 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 133 | Kuwait | 0.473 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 134 | Guatemala | 0.459 | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Ethiopia | 0.455 | 2025 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 0.446 | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Oman | 0.445 | 2025 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 0.432 | 2025 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Chad | 0.43 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 140 | Uganda | 0.426 | 2025 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.425 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Burundi | 0.419 | 2025 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 143 | El Salvador | 0.4 | 2025 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 0.387 | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Cambodia | 0.386 | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.383 | 2025 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 147 | Congo | 0.369 | 2025 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 148 | China | 0.366 | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Pakistan | 0.363 | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Syria | 0.352 | 2025 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 151 | Iran | 0.342 | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Iraq | 0.34 | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 153 | Mauritania | 0.322 | 2025 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.314 | 2025 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Rwanda | 0.31 | 2025 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 0.301 | 2025 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.293 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 0.291 | 2025 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Libya | 0.27 | 2025 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea | 0.248 | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Somalia | 0.238 | 2025 | up 110.6% | falling |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.235 | 2025 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Nicaragua | 0.232 | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Laos | 0.229 | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Eswatini | 0.211 | 2025 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 166 | Qatar | 0.186 | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Myanmar | 0.183 | 2025 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 168 | Yemen | 0.179 | 2025 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | 0.171 | 2025 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 0.132 | 2025 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 171 | South Sudan | 0.117 | 2025 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | 0.087 | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Vatican | 0.06 | 1870 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Eritrea | 0.03 | 2025 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 0.007 | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 175 | North Korea | 0.007 | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.