Edition 1976

Women, Business and the Law 1976

Name: Women, Business and the Law 1976
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 1976 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Sweden is highest, at 73.8; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 17.5. The middle country reads 49.7. Against the 1975 edition, 18 values changed (17 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 1976

HighestSweden

73.8

Lowest2 countries share it

17.5

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

190countries
9measures per country
1975the year it describes
73distinct values3 decimals, as published
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1	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	73.8	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	71.3	100	25	75	80	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
3	United States`USA`Northern America	70.0	100	50	75	80	0	100	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=4	Canada`CAN`Northern America	68.8	75	50	75	80	40	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	68.8	75	25	75	80	20	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	68.8	100	25	50	80	20	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	68.1	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=8	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=8	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
10	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	50	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	66.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	66.3	100	25	75	60	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
13	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	65.6	100	50	25	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	25	25	80	40	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=14	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	65.0	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=17	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	64.4	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=17	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	64.4	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=17	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.4	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=20	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	63.8	100	25	75	60	0	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	63.1	100	50	25	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=22	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	63.1	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=22	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	63.1	75	25	75	80	0	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
25	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	62.5	100	0	50	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	61.9	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=26	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	61.9	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=26	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	61.9	75	50	75	40	20	100	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=29	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=29	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=32	Guyana`GUY`South America	60.6	50	25	75	60	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=32	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	60.6	75	25	50	80	0	75	80	100	High income: OECD	High income
=32	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	60.6	100	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=35	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	60.0	50	25	50	80	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.0	100	25	25	40	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=35	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	60.0	50	25	75	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=35	Uruguay`URY`South America	60.0	100	25	50	60	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=39	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	59.4	100	25	75	80	20	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=39	France`FRA`Western Europe	59.4	75	25	25	60	80	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=41	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=41	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	58.8	75	25	75	20	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=41	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	58.8	100	25	0	80	40	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=41	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=45	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	58.1	75	25	75	60	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=45	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=45	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	58.1	75	25	75	40	20	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Mexico`MEX`Central America	58.1	75	25	75	40	20	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=45	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=56	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	57.5	75	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=56	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	57.5	50	0	75	20	60	75	80	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=58	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.9	100	25	25	80	0	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=58	Colombia`COL`South America	56.9	100	25	25	40	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
60	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	56.3	100	25	75	60	0	75	40	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
61	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	55.6	100	25	0	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=62	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=62	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=62	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=62	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=62	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=62	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	55.0	50	25	50	60	0	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=62	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=69	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	54.4	50	25	75	80	0	75	80	50	High income: OECD	High income
=69	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=69	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=69	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	54.4	100	25	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=73	Bolivia`BOL`South America	53.8	100	0	25	60	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=73	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	53.8	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	53.8	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=73	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=73	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=73	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=73	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	53.8	100	25	25	80	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
80	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	20	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
81	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	52.5	75	25	75	20	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=82	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	51.9	100	25	50	60	0	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=82	Ecuador`ECU`South America	51.9	75	25	75	20	20	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=82	Honduras`HND`Central America	51.9	75	25	50	20	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=82	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=82	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	51.9	75	25	25	60	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=82	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	51.9	50	25	25	40	40	75	60	100	High income: OECD	High income
=82	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.9	100	25	50	40	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=89	Belize`BLZ`Central America	51.3	75	25	50	80	0	75	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=89	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	51.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=91	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	50.6	75	75	75	20	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=91	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.6	75	75	75	20	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=93	Peru`PER`South America	50.0	75	0	75	40	20	75	40	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=93	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	50.0	50	25	75	40	0	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=93	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=96	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	49.4	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=96	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	49.4	100	0	25	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=96	India`IND`Southern Asia	49.4	100	25	0	80	0	75	40	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=96	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=96	Venezuela`VEN`South America	49.4	75	25	50	40	20	75	60	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
101	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	48.8	75	25	25	60	0	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=102	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	48.1	75	0	0	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=102	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.1	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=102	Paraguay`PRY`South America	48.1	75	0	25	40	60	50	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=105	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	47.5	75	0	75	0	20	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=105	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.5	75	0	25	40	60	50	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=107	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=107	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=107	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
110	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	46.3	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=111	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	45.6	50	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=111	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	45.6	50	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=111	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	45.6	75	0	25	40	20	75	80	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=114	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.4	75	25	75	40	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=114	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=114	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=114	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	44.4	75	0	50	20	0	75	60	75	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=114	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.4	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=114	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	44.4	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	75	High income: OECD	High income
=120	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	43.8	75	25	25	20	40	75	40	50	High income: OECD	High income
=120	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	43.8	75	0	25	80	60	0	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=120	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	43.8	100	25	25	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=120	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.8	75	25	50	40	20	75	40	25	High income: OECD	High income
=120	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	40	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=120	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.8	75	0	75	40	0	75	60	25	High income: OECD	High income
=120	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	43.8	75	25	0	60	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=120	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43.8	75	25	50	60	0	75	40	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
128	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.1	50	0	25	20	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=129	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.5	75	0	25	40	40	50	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=129	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	42.5	50	25	25	80	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=131	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.9	50	25	50	20	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=131	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=133	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	41.3	75	0	0	20	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=133	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	41.3	100	25	25	20	0	75	60	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=133	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	41.3	50	25	25	20	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=136	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.0	50	0	0	40	80	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40.0	75	25	0	60	40	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=136	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	40.0	50	0	25	40	20	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.4	75	0	25	40	40	50	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=139	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	0	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=139	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	39.4	50	25	25	40	40	0	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=139	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	39.4	50	0	50	40	40	0	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=143	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	38.8	50	25	25	20	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=143	Niger`NER`Western Africa	38.8	75	0	25	20	40	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=145	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.1	100	25	0	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=145	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38.1	75	0	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=145	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=149	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	37.5	75	0	50	20	20	0	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=149	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	37.5	50	0	75	20	20	0	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=151	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	36.9	75	0	75	40	0	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=151	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	36.9	75	0	0	40	20	75	60	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=151	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.9	75	0	75	60	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=154	Chile`CHL`South America	36.3	75	0	25	20	60	0	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=154	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.3	75	25	25	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
156	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.6	75	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
157	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	35.0	75	25	0	80	0	75	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=158	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	33.8	75	0	50	40	0	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=158	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.8	50	0	75	60	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
160	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	33.1	100	0	50	20	0	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=161	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	32.5	50	25	25	0	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=161	Argentina`ARG`South America	32.5	75	0	0	40	60	0	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=163	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	31.9	75	0	75	20	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=163	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.9	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=163	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	31.9	75	0	75	20	0	0	60	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=163	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	31.9	75	0	25	40	40	0	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=167	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30.6	75	0	25	40	0	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=167	Brazil`BRA`South America	30.6	75	0	0	20	40	50	60	0	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=169	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	29.4	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=169	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	29.4	0	0	50	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=169	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	0	0	75	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
172	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.8	75	0	50	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=173	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	28.1	75	0	0	40	0	25	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=173	Suriname`SUR`South America	28.1	50	0	50	20	0	0	80	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=175	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	26.9	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=175	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=177	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
=177	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.3	0	25	25	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
179	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	25.6	75	0	25	60	20	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=180	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.8	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=180	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	0	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=182	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	23.1	75	0	0	40	0	0	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=182	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	23.1	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.1	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
185	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22.5	50	0	25	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=186	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	20.6	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=186	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 1975

At either end

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

Highest

1Sweden73.8
2Denmark71.3
3United States70.0
4Canadashared68.8
4Hong Kongshared68.8

Lowest

189Sudanshared17.5
189United Arab Emiratesshared17.5
188São Tomé and Príncipe18.8
186Jordanshared20.6
186Bahrainshared20.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 49.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest74 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75
Workplace
Highest2 share it
Lowest59 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest45 share it
Lowest44 share it
Middle country: 25
Marriage
Highest71 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 60
Parenthood
Highest3 share it
Lowest92 share it
Middle country: 20
Entrepreneurship
Highest2 share it
Lowest23 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest53 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 60
Pension
Highest18 share it
Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 50

031975 → 1976

Since the 1975 edition

What changed between the 1975 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
18values changed, of 190 in both
17 · 1rose · fell
172unchanged

Rose most

Spain33.8 → 51.9+18.1
Italy53.8 → 65.0+11.3
Eswatini26.9 → 33.1+6.3
Colombia51.3 → 56.9+5.6
United Kingdom60.0 → 63.1+3.1

Fell most

Poland65.0 → 64.4−0.6

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 1975
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 1976 are for 1975.
73 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 11 countries share 58.1. 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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The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

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World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
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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 (1976). Women, Business and the Law 1976 [data set], describing 1975. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/1976

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 1975
describes 1974 · 190 countries
The edition after ›
Women, Business and the Law 1977
describes 1976 · 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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