Edition 1992

Women, Business and the Law 1992

Name: Women, Business and the Law 1992
Creator: World Bank Group
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Published 1992 · describes 1991 · stored as published, never rewritten

Women, Business and the Law 1992 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 17.5. The middle country reads 55.0. Against the 1991 edition, 22 values changed (21 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 1992

HighestCanada

97.5

LowestUnited Arab Emirates

17.5

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

190countries
9measures per country
1991the year it describes
78distinct values3 decimals, as published
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1	Canada`CAN`Northern America	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
2	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	85.6	100	50	100	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	85.0	100	50	100	100	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
4	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	83.1	100	50	100	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	82.5	100	50	100	80	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=6	United States`USA`Northern America	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	80.0	100	50	100	60	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	78.8	100	25	75	80	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
11	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	78.1	100	50	100	80	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
12	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
13	France`FRA`Western Europe	76.9	100	50	50	60	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	75.0	100	75	75	80	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	75.0	100	50	100	60	60	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=16	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	74.4	100	25	75	100	20	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=16	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	74.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
18	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	73.8	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	71.3	75	25	75	80	60	75	80	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=20	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	71.3	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	71.3	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	71.3	100	50	25	60	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
24	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	70.0	100	25	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	70.0	100	25	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=27	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	68.8	100	25	75	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=27	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	68.8	100	25	50	80	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=29	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=29	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	68.1	100	50	25	80	40	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=31	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=31	Mexico`MEX`Central America	67.5	100	75	75	40	20	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=31	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=31	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=35	Guyana`GUY`South America	66.3	75	25	75	60	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=35	Peru`PER`South America	66.3	100	25	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=37	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	65.6	100	50	25	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=37	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	50	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=37	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	65.6	100	50	25	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Uruguay`URY`South America	65.6	100	50	50	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=37	Venezuela`VEN`South America	65.6	100	50	50	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
42	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=43	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64.4	100	25	75	60	20	75	60	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=43	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	64.4	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=43	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.4	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=46	Ecuador`ECU`South America	63.8	100	25	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=48	Belize`BLZ`Central America	63.1	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=48	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	63.1	75	25	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=48	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	63.1	75	25	75	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=51	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	61.9	75	25	0	60	60	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=51	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	61.9	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=53	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	61.3	75	50	75	60	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=53	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=53	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=53	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=53	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=53	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	61.3	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=53	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=53	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=53	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	61.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=62	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	60.6	100	25	75	60	0	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=62	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	60.6	100	25	50	60	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=62	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	60.6	75	25	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=62	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	60.6	100	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=62	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=62	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	60.6	75	25	50	60	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=68	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	60.0	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=68	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	60.0	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=68	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	60.0	100	25	75	60	20	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=71	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	59.4	100	25	75	80	20	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=71	Argentina`ARG`South America	59.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=71	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	59.4	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=71	Colombia`COL`South America	59.4	100	25	25	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=75	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=75	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=77	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=77	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=77	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=77	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=77	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=77	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	58.1	75	50	50	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=77	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=84	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	57.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=84	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	57.5	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=84	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=84	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	57.5	100	25	25	40	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
88	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	56.9	100	25	25	80	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=89	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	56.3	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=89	Bolivia`BOL`South America	56.3	100	0	25	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
91	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	55.6	100	25	50	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=92	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=92	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=92	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=92	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=92	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	55.0	75	25	25	40	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=92	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=92	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=99	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	54.4	100	25	50	60	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=99	Chile`CHL`South America	54.4	100	25	25	40	60	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=99	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=99	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=99	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	54.4	100	25	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=99	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	54.4	50	25	50	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=105	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=105	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=105	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=105	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=105	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	53.8	100	25	25	80	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=110	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	53.1	100	25	0	80	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=110	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	20	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=110	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=113	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	52.5	75	25	75	20	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=113	India`IND`Southern Asia	52.5	100	50	0	80	0	75	40	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=113	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=113	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	52.5	100	25	0	80	40	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=117	Honduras`HND`Central America	51.9	75	25	50	20	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=117	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.9	100	25	50	40	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=120	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	51.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=120	Paraguay`PRY`South America	51.3	100	0	25	40	60	50	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.3	75	0	25	40	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=123	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.6	75	25	75	40	80	50	60	0	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=123	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	50.6	75	75	75	20	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=123	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.6	75	75	75	20	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=123	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	50.6	100	25	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=127	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	50.0	100	25	25	0	60	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=127	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=129	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	49.4	100	0	25	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=129	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=129	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=129	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	49.4	75	25	25	60	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=133	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	48.8	75	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=133	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.8	50	0	25	40	40	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=133	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.8	75	25	25	40	20	75	80	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=136	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	47.5	75	0	75	0	20	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=136	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	47.5	100	25	25	20	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=136	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.5	75	0	25	40	60	50	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=139	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	46.9	75	25	50	20	20	75	60	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=139	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=139	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
143	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=144	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	45.6	50	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=144	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	45.6	50	0	25	20	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
146	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.0	75	0	25	40	60	50	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=147	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	44.4	50	25	50	20	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=147	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=147	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.4	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
151	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
152	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	42.5	50	25	25	80	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=153	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	41.9	50	25	25	20	0	75	40	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=153	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=155	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	41.3	50	25	25	20	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=155	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	41.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
157	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.6	50	25	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=158	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.0	50	0	0	40	80	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=158	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40.0	75	25	0	60	40	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
160	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	0	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=161	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=161	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.8	75	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=161	Niger`NER`Western Africa	38.8	75	0	25	20	40	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=161	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	38.8	75	0	50	60	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=165	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.1	100	25	0	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=165	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38.1	75	0	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=165	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=165	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	38.1	75	0	75	20	0	0	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
169	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.5	75	25	0	40	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
170	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	36.3	75	0	50	40	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
171	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	33.8	50	0	75	60	0	0	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
172	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.1	0	50	25	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
173	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.9	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
174	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	0	0	75	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
175	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.8	75	0	50	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=176	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=176	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=178	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=178	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26.3	0	0	50	0	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=178	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	26.3	0	0	25	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=178	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=178	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.3	0	25	25	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=183	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	25.6	25	25	0	20	20	75	40	0	South Asia	Low income
=183	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.6	75	0	0	20	0	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=185	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.8	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	23.8	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=185	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	0	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
188	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.1	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
189	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22.5	50	0	25	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
190	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	17.5	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income

02In 1991

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada97.5
2Iceland85.6
3Sweden85.0
4Netherlands83.1
5Finland82.5

Lowest

190United Arab Emirates17.5
189Botswana22.5
188Palestine23.1
185Yemenshared23.8
185Sudanshared23.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 55.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest107 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest4 share it
Lowest34 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest9 share it
Lowest39 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest3 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 60
Parenthood
HighestDenmark100
Lowest64 share it
Middle country: 20
Entrepreneurship
Highest6 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest83 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 80
Pension
Highest31 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 75

031991 → 1992

Since the 1991 edition

What changed between the 1991 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
22values changed, of 190 in both
21 · 1rose · fell
168unchanged

Rose most

Laos42.5 → 53.1+10.6
Mexico61.3 → 67.5+6.3
Sudan17.5 → 23.8+6.3
South Sudan35.0 → 41.3+6.3
Venezuela60.0 → 65.6+5.6

Fell most

Iran29.4 → 26.3−3.1

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 1991
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 1992 are for 1991.
78 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 9 countries share 61.3. 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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The publisher’s original
World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
WBL2024-1-0-Historical-Panel-Data.xlsx

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 (1992). Women, Business and the Law 1992 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/1992

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 1991
describes 1990 · 190 countries
The edition after ›
Women, Business and the Law 1993
describes 1992 · 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

07Questions