Edition 1994

Women, Business and the Law 1994

Name: Women, Business and the Law 1994
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 1994 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 17.5. The middle country reads 57.5. Against the 1993 edition, 22 values changed (20 up, 2 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 1994

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
1993the year it describes
79distinct 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	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	87.5	100	50	100	100	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
3	France`FRA`Western Europe	86.3	100	100	50	60	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=4	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	85.6	100	50	100	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	85.6	100	50	100	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	83.1	100	50	100	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	82.5	100	50	100	80	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
8	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	81.9	100	25	75	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=9	United States`USA`Northern America	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	78.1	100	50	100	80	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
13	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	76.3	100	100	50	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	75.0	100	75	75	80	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	75.0	100	50	100	60	60	75	80	75	High income: OECD	High income
=17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	74.4	100	25	75	100	20	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=17	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	74.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=19	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	73.8	75	25	75	80	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=19	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	73.8	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
21	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	73.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	60	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=22	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	71.3	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	71.3	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	71.3	100	50	25	60	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=25	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	70.6	75	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=25	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
28	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	70.0	100	25	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
29	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	69.4	100	25	50	80	100	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	68.8	100	25	75	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	68.8	100	25	50	80	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
32	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	68.1	100	50	25	80	40	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=33	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	67.5	100	75	75	40	40	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=33	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=33	Mexico`MEX`Central America	67.5	100	75	75	40	20	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=33	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=33	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	67.5	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=38	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=38	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
40	Guyana`GUY`South America	66.3	75	25	75	60	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=41	Belize`BLZ`Central America	65.6	75	25	50	100	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=41	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	65.6	100	50	25	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=41	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	50	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	65.6	100	50	25	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=41	Uruguay`URY`South America	65.6	100	50	50	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=41	Venezuela`VEN`South America	65.6	100	50	50	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
47	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=48	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	64.4	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=48	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	64.4	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=48	Paraguay`PRY`South America	64.4	100	0	25	80	60	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=48	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.4	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=52	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=52	Ecuador`ECU`South America	63.8	100	25	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=52	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	63.8	100	25	25	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=52	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=52	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	63.1	100	100	25	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=57	Peru`PER`South America	63.1	100	25	75	60	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=57	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	63.1	75	25	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=57	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	63.1	75	25	75	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=57	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	63.1	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
62	Argentina`ARG`South America	62.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
63	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	61.9	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=64	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	61.3	75	50	75	60	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=64	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=64	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=64	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=64	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=64	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=64	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	61.3	75	50	50	40	40	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=64	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	61.3	100	25	25	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=64	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	61.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	60.6	100	25	75	60	0	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	60.6	100	25	50	60	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=73	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	60.6	75	25	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=73	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	60.6	100	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=73	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=73	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=79	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	60.0	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	60.0	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	60.0	100	25	75	60	20	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	59.4	100	25	75	80	20	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=82	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	59.4	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=82	Colombia`COL`South America	59.4	100	25	25	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=85	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	58.8	100	25	75	40	20	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=85	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=85	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=88	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	58.1	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=88	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=88	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=91	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	57.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=91	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	57.5	100	0	50	40	60	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=91	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	57.5	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=91	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=91	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	57.5	100	25	25	40	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=91	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	57.5	100	25	75	60	0	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	56.9	100	25	25	80	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=98	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	56.3	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=98	Bolivia`BOL`South America	56.3	100	0	25	60	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=100	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=100	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=100	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.0	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	0	High income: OECD	High income
=100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	55.0	75	25	25	40	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=104	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	54.4	100	25	50	60	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=104	Chile`CHL`South America	54.4	100	25	25	40	60	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=104	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=104	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=104	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	54.4	100	25	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=109	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=109	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=109	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=109	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=109	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=109	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	53.8	100	25	25	80	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=115	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	53.1	100	25	0	80	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=115	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	20	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=115	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=118	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	52.5	75	25	75	20	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=118	India`IND`Southern Asia	52.5	100	50	0	80	0	75	40	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=118	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=118	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	52.5	100	25	0	80	40	75	100	0	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=122	Honduras`HND`Central America	51.9	75	25	50	20	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=122	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=122	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.9	100	25	50	40	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=125	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	51.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=125	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.3	75	0	25	40	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=127	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.6	75	25	75	40	80	50	60	0	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=129	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	50.0	100	25	25	0	60	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=129	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.0	75	100	25	20	20	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=129	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=132	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=132	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=132	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	49.4	75	25	25	60	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=135	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	48.8	75	0	25	40	40	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=135	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.8	50	0	25	40	40	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=135	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.8	75	25	25	40	20	75	80	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=138	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	47.5	100	25	25	20	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=138	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.5	75	0	25	40	60	50	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=140	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=140	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	46.9	75	25	50	20	20	75	60	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=140	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=140	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=144	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=144	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	46.3	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=146	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	45.6	50	0	25	20	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=146	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	45.6	50	0	75	60	20	0	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
148	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	45.0	75	0	25	40	60	50	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=149	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=149	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	44.4	50	25	50	20	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=149	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=149	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.4	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
154	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	43.1	75	50	75	60	20	0	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
155	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	42.5	50	25	25	80	0	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=156	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	41.9	50	25	25	20	0	75	40	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=156	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=156	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	41.9	100	0	50	60	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
159	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	41.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
160	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.6	50	25	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=161	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.0	50	0	0	40	80	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=161	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	40.0	75	25	0	60	40	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
163	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	0	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=164	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=164	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.8	75	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=164	Niger`NER`Western Africa	38.8	75	0	25	20	40	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=167	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.1	100	25	0	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=167	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38.1	75	0	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=167	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=167	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	38.1	75	0	75	20	0	0	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
171	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.5	75	25	0	40	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
172	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	36.3	75	0	50	40	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
173	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.1	0	50	25	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
174	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.9	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=175	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	29.4	0	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=175	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	0	0	75	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
177	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	28.8	50	0	75	60	0	0	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=178	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=180	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=180	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26.3	0	0	50	0	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=180	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	26.3	0	0	25	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=180	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=184	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	25.6	25	25	0	20	20	75	40	0	South Asia	Low income
=184	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.6	75	0	0	20	0	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=186	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.8	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=186	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	23.8	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=186	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	0	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
189	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.1	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North 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 1993

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada97.5
2Sweden87.5
3France86.3
4Icelandshared85.6
4Norwayshared85.6

Lowest

190United Arab Emirates17.5
189Palestine23.1
186Yemenshared23.8
186Sudanshared23.8
186Saudi Arabiashared23.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 57.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest110 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest8 share it
Lowest32 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest9 share it
Lowest37 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest5 share it
Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 60
Parenthood
Highest3 share it
Lowest60 share it
Middle country: 20
Entrepreneurship
Highest8 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest87 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 80
Pension
Highest34 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75

031993 → 1994

Since the 1993 edition

What changed between the 1993 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
22values changed, of 190 in both
20 · 2rose · fell
168unchanged

Rose most

Lesotho31.3 → 43.1+11.9
Burundi47.5 → 58.8+11.3
France76.9 → 86.3+9.4
Burkina Faso61.9 → 70.6+8.8
Guatemala49.4 → 57.5+8.1

Fell most

Eritrea63.8 → 63.1−0.6
Ethiopia50.6 → 50.0−0.6

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 1993
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 1994 are for 1993.
79 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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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 (1994). Women, Business and the Law 1994 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/1994

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 1993
describes 1992 · 190 countries
The edition after ›
Women, Business and the Law 1995
describes 1994 · 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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