Edition 1973

Women, Business and the Law 1973

Name: Women, Business and the Law 1973
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 1973 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 71.3; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 17.5. The middle country reads 48.1. Against the 1972 edition, 16 values changed (15 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 1973

Highest2 countries share it

71.3

Lowest2 countries share it

17.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

190countries
9measures per country
1972the year it describes
70distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	71.3	100	25	75	80	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	71.3	100	25	75	80	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
3	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.8	75	50	75	80	40	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=4	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=4	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=6	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	50	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=6	United States`USA`Northern America	66.9	100	50	75	80	0	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	66.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	65.6	100	25	50	80	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	65.6	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	25	25	80	40	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=11	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=13	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	64.4	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=13	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.4	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
15	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	63.8	100	25	75	60	0	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=16	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	62.5	100	0	50	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	62.5	100	25	25	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=16	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	62.5	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=19	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	61.9	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=19	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	61.9	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=21	Guyana`GUY`South America	60.6	50	25	75	60	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=21	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	60.6	75	25	50	80	0	75	80	100	High income: OECD	High income
=23	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	60.0	50	25	50	80	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=23	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	60.0	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	75	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	60.0	50	25	75	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=23	Uruguay`URY`South America	60.0	100	25	50	60	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=27	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	59.4	100	25	75	80	20	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=27	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	59.4	75	25	75	80	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=29	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=29	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	58.8	75	25	75	20	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=29	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	58.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=29	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	58.8	100	25	0	80	40	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=34	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=34	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=34	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	58.1	100	25	50	60	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=34	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=43	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	57.5	100	25	25	40	40	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=43	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	57.5	50	0	75	20	60	75	80	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
45	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.9	100	25	25	80	0	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=46	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	56.3	100	25	75	60	0	75	40	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=46	France`FRA`Western Europe	56.3	75	25	0	60	80	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
48	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	55.6	100	25	0	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=49	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=49	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=49	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=49	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55.0	75	50	25	20	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=49	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=49	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	55.0	75	25	50	40	20	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=49	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=49	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=49	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=49	Mexico`MEX`Central America	55.0	75	0	75	40	20	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=49	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=49	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	55.0	75	25	50	60	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=49	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	55.0	50	25	50	60	0	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=49	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	54.4	50	25	75	80	0	75	80	50	High income: OECD	High income
=63	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=63	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	54.4	100	25	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=66	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	53.8	50	25	50	40	60	75	80	50	High income: OECD	High income
=66	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=66	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=66	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=66	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	53.8	100	25	25	80	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
71	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	52.5	75	25	75	20	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=72	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	51.9	75	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=72	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	51.9	100	25	50	60	0	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=72	Ecuador`ECU`South America	51.9	75	25	75	20	20	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=72	Honduras`HND`Central America	51.9	75	25	50	20	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=72	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	51.9	75	25	25	60	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.9	100	25	50	40	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=72	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	51.9	50	25	75	60	0	75	80	50	High income: OECD	High income
=79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	51.3	75	25	50	80	0	75	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Colombia`COL`South America	51.3	75	25	25	20	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	51.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=82	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	50.6	75	75	75	20	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=82	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.6	75	75	75	20	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=84	Peru`PER`South America	50.0	75	0	75	40	20	75	40	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=84	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	50.0	50	25	75	40	0	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=84	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=87	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	49.4	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=87	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	49.4	100	0	25	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=87	India`IND`Southern Asia	49.4	100	25	0	80	0	75	40	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=87	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	49.4	100	25	25	80	0	50	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=87	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=87	Venezuela`VEN`South America	49.4	75	25	50	40	20	75	60	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
93	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	48.8	75	25	25	60	0	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=94	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	48.1	75	0	0	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=94	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.1	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=94	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	48.1	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=97	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	47.5	75	0	75	0	20	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=97	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.5	75	0	25	40	60	50	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=99	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=99	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
101	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	46.3	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=102	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	45.6	50	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=102	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	45.6	50	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=102	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	45.6	50	25	50	60	0	75	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=102	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	45.6	50	25	50	60	0	75	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=102	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	45.6	75	0	25	40	20	75	80	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
107	Paraguay`PRY`South America	45.0	75	0	0	40	60	50	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=108	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.4	75	25	75	40	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=108	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=108	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.4	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=112	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	43.8	75	0	25	80	60	0	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=112	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	43.8	100	25	25	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=112	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.8	75	25	50	40	20	75	40	25	High income: OECD	High income
=112	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	43.8	100	0	75	60	0	0	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=112	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	40	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=112	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.8	75	0	75	40	0	75	60	25	High income: OECD	High income
=112	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	43.8	75	25	0	60	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=112	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	43.8	100	25	25	20	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
120	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.1	50	0	25	20	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=121	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.5	75	0	25	40	40	50	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=121	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	42.5	50	25	25	80	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
123	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.9	50	25	50	20	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=124	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	41.3	75	25	25	20	20	75	40	50	High income: OECD	High income
=124	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.3	75	0	0	20	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=124	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	41.3	50	25	25	20	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=124	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	41.3	75	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=128	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	40.0	75	0	50	40	20	0	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=128	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	40.0	50	0	25	40	20	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=130	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.4	75	0	25	40	40	50	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=130	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	39.4	100	25	25	0	40	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=130	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	0	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=130	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	39.4	50	0	50	40	40	0	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
134	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	38.8	50	25	25	20	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=135	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38.1	75	0	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=135	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=135	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	25	High income: OECD	High income
=138	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	37.5	75	0	50	20	20	0	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=138	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	37.5	50	0	75	20	20	0	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=138	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.5	75	25	0	60	20	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=141	Bolivia`BOL`South America	36.9	75	25	25	40	20	0	60	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=141	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	36.9	75	0	75	40	0	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=141	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	36.9	75	0	0	40	20	75	60	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=141	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.9	75	0	75	60	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.3	75	25	25	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=145	Niger`NER`Western Africa	36.3	75	0	25	20	20	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
147	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.6	75	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=148	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	35.0	75	25	0	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=148	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	35.0	75	0	50	20	0	0	60	75	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=148	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	35.0	75	0	25	40	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=148	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	35.0	75	25	0	80	0	75	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
152	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34.4	50	25	25	40	0	0	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=153	Chile`CHL`South America	33.8	75	0	25	20	40	0	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=153	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	33.8	75	0	50	40	0	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=153	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.8	50	0	75	60	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=153	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	33.8	50	0	25	20	40	0	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
157	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	32.5	75	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=158	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	31.9	75	0	75	20	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=158	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.9	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=158	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	31.9	75	0	75	20	0	0	60	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
161	Brazil`BRA`South America	31.3	75	0	0	20	20	50	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=162	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.6	75	0	25	40	0	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=162	Argentina`ARG`South America	30.6	75	0	0	40	20	0	60	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
164	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	30.0	50	25	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=165	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	29.4	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=165	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	29.4	0	0	50	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=165	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	0	0	75	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
168	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.8	75	0	50	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=169	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	28.1	50	0	0	40	60	50	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=169	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	28.1	75	0	0	40	0	25	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=169	Suriname`SUR`South America	28.1	50	0	50	20	0	0	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=172	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	26.9	100	0	50	20	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=172	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	26.9	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=172	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=175	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
=175	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.3	0	25	25	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=177	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	25.6	75	0	25	60	20	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=177	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	25.6	75	0	25	40	40	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.8	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=179	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	0	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=181	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	23.1	75	0	0	40	0	0	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=181	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	23.1	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=181	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.1	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
184	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22.5	50	0	25	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=185	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	20.6	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.6	75	0	25	20	0	0	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=185	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	20.6	0	0	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
188	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	18.8	50	0	0	40	0	0	60	0	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=189	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	17.5	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=189	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	17.5	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income

02In 1972

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Denmarkshared71.3
1Swedenshared71.3
3Canada68.8
4Serbiashared67.5
4Kosovoshared67.5

Lowest

189Sudanshared17.5
189United Arab Emiratesshared17.5
188São Tomé and Príncipe18.8
185Jordanshared20.6
185Indonesiashared20.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 48.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest67 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75
Workplace
Highest2 share it
Lowest64 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest43 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 25
Marriage
Highest65 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 40
Parenthood
Highest2 share it
Lowest95 share it
Middle country: 10
Entrepreneurship
Highest147 share it
Lowest29 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest46 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 60
Pension
Highest13 share it
Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 50

031972 → 1973

Since the 1972 edition

What changed between the 1972 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
16values changed, of 190 in both
15 · 1rose · fell
174unchanged

Rose most

Trinidad and Tobago43.1 → 55.0+11.9
Bahamas50.0 → 56.3+6.3
Samoa43.1 → 49.4+6.3
Russia52.5 → 58.1+5.6
Canada63.8 → 68.8+5.0

Fell most

Latvia55.6 → 55.0−0.6

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

This edition describes 1972
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 1973 are for 1972.
70 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 14 countries share 55.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 190 countries has every column.

05The files

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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1973). Women, Business and the Law 1973 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/1973

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 1972
describes 1971 · 190 countries
The edition after ›
Women, Business and the Law 1974
describes 1973 · 190 countries
All of them
Women, Business and the Law: every edition
55 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

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