Edition 1995
Women, Business and the Law 1995
Published 1995 · describes 1994 · stored as published, never rewritten
Women, Business and the Law 1995 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 17.5. The middle country reads 57.8. Against the 1994 edition, 26 values changed (26 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.
Women, Business and the Law · Edition 1995
HighestCanada
97.5
LowestUnited Arab Emirates
17.5Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Women, Business and the Law 1995, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 190 countries · select a heading to sort
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| 1 | CanadaCANNorthern America | 97.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 2 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 87.5 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =3 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 86.3 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =3 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 86.3 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 100 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =5 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 85.6 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =5 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 85.6 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 7 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 84.4 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 8 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 82.5 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 9 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 81.9 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =10 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 81.3 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =10 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 81.3 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 12 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 80.0 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =13 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 78.1 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 80 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =13 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 78.1 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 15 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 77.5 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| 16 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 76.9 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 17 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 76.3 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 18 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 75.0 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =19 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 74.4 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 100 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| =19 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 74.4 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 21 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 73.8 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| =22 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 73.1 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =22 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 73.1 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =22 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 73.1 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 25 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 71.9 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =26 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 71.3 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =26 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 71.3 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =26 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 71.3 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 100 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =29 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 70.6 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =29 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 70.6 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 31 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 69.4 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 100 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| 32 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 68.8 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 40 | 75 | 80 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 33 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 68.1 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 80 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =34 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 67.5 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 60 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =34 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 67.5 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =34 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 67.5 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =34 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 67.5 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =34 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 67.5 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =39 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 66.9 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =39 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 66.9 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =39 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 66.9 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| =39 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 66.9 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =43 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 66.3 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =43 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 66.3 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =45 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 65.6 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =45 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 65.6 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =45 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 65.6 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =45 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 65.6 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =45 |  PeruPERSouth America | 65.6 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =45 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 65.6 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =45 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 65.6 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Not classified |
| =52 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 65.0 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =52 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 65.0 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =52 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 65.0 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| =55 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 64.4 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =55 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 64.4 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =55 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 64.4 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 60 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =55 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 64.4 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =59 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 63.8 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =59 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 63.8 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =59 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 63.8 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =59 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 63.8 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =63 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | 63.1 | 100 | 100 | 25 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =63 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 63.1 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =63 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 63.1 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | High income |
| =63 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 63.1 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| 67 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 62.5 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 25 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =68 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 61.3 | 75 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =68 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 61.3 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
| =68 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 61.3 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =68 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 61.3 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =68 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 61.3 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =68 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 61.3 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =68 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 61.3 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 60 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =68 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 61.3 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =68 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 61.3 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| =68 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 61.3 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =78 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 60.6 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =78 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 60.6 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 50 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =78 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 60.6 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| =78 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 60.6 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| =78 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 60.6 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| =78 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 60.6 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 100 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =78 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 60.6 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =85 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 60.0 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =85 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 60.0 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =85 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 60.0 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =88 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 59.4 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 50 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =88 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 59.4 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =88 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 59.4 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| =91 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 58.8 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| =91 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 58.8 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =91 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 58.8 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
| =94 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 58.1 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 0 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =94 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 58.1 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =96 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 57.5 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =96 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 57.5 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 75 | 60 | 75 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =96 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 57.5 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
| =96 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 57.5 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 100 | 0 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| =96 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 57.5 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =96 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 57.5 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 75 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =102 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 56.9 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =102 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 56.9 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =104 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 56.3 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =104 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 56.3 | 100 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| =104 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 56.3 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 107 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 55.6 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 40 | 100 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =108 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 55.0 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 25 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| =108 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 55.0 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 0 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| =108 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 55.0 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 0 | High income: OECD | High income |
| =108 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 55.0 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 60 | 75 | 40 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =112 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 54.4 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =112 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 54.4 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =112 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 54.4 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 50 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| =115 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 53.8 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =115 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 53.8 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =115 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 53.8 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =115 |  PalauPLWMicronesia | 53.8 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =115 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 53.8 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =115 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 53.8 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 121 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 53.1 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 60 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =122 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 52.5 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| =122 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 52.5 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =122 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 52.5 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 75 | 100 | 0 | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| =125 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 51.9 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 100 | 50 | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| =125 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 51.9 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =125 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 51.9 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 100 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =128 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 51.3 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =128 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 51.3 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 80 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =130 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 50.6 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 80 | 50 | 60 | 0 | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
| =130 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 50.6 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 80 | 50 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =132 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 50.0 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =132 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 50.0 | 75 | 100 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =132 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 50.0 | 100 | 25 | 75 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 25 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =135 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 49.4 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =135 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 49.4 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| =135 |  TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 49.4 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| =138 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 48.8 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =138 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 48.8 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =138 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 48.8 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 75 | 80 | 50 | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
| 141 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 47.5 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =142 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 46.9 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =142 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 46.9 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =142 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 46.9 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 60 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =145 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 46.3 | 75 | 25 | 75 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 60 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| =145 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 46.3 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 60 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =147 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 45.6 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 60 | 50 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| =147 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 45.6 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| =149 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 45.0 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 60 | 50 | 60 | 50 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =149 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 45.0 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 80 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =151 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 44.4 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =151 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 44.4 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
| =151 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 44.4 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | South Asia | Upper middle income |
| =151 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 44.4 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 155 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 43.8 | 75 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 40 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| 156 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 43.1 | 75 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =157 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 41.9 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 100 | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
| =157 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 41.9 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 0 | 50 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =159 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 41.3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =159 |  South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 41.3 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 161 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 40.6 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 60 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =162 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 40.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 80 | 50 | 0 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =162 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 40.0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 75 | 20 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 164 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 39.4 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 25 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| =165 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 38.8 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| =165 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 38.8 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | Upper middle income |
| =165 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 38.8 | 75 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 100 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =168 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 38.1 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| =168 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 38.1 | 75 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 50 | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| =168 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 38.1 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 75 | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
| 171 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 37.5 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 25 | 60 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 172 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 36.3 | 75 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| 173 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 33.1 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Middle East & North Africa | Upper middle income |
| 174 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 31.9 | 100 | 0 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =175 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 29.4 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
| =175 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 29.4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
| =177 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 28.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 75 | 40 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
| =177 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 28.8 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
| =179 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 26.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =179 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 26.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Middle East & North Africa | Low income |
| =181 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =181 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 40 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
| =181 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 26.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
| =184 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 25.6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 40 | 0 | South Asia | Low income |
| =184 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 25.6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 50 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =186 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 23.8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 50 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
| =186 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 75 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| =186 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | 23.8 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | Low income |
| 189 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 23.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | Upper middle income |
| 190 | United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 25 | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
02In 1994
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
- 3Franceshared86.3
- 3Netherlandsshared86.3
- 5Icelandshared85.6
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 57.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Mobility
Highest114 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest8 share it
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest10 share it
Lowest36 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest5 share it
Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 60
Parenthood
Highest3 share it
Lowest59 share it
Middle country: 20
Entrepreneurship
Highest10 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest91 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 80
Pension
Highest37 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 75
031994 → 1995
Since the 1994 edition
What changed between the 1994 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 26values changed, of 190 in both
- 26 · 0rose · fell
- 164unchanged
Rose most
- South Africa41.9 → 59.4+17.5
- Paraguay64.4 → 80.0+15.6
- El Salvador52.5 → 66.3+13.8
- Panama47.5 → 58.8+11.3
- Malta46.9 → 57.5+10.6
Fell most
- None.
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.
This edition describes 1994
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 1995 are for 1994.
80 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 10 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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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 (1995). Women, Business and the Law 1995 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/1995
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Other editions
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Women, Business and the Law 1994describes 1993 · 190 countries
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Women, Business and the Law 1996describes 1995 · 190 countries
All of them
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Women, Business and the Law 1995: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Women, Business and the Law in Women, Business and the Law 1995?
Canada, at 97.5, of the 190 countries in the file.
What year does Women, Business and the Law 1995 describe?
1994.
How many countries does Women, Business and the Law 1995 cover?
190.
Where can I download Women, Business and the Law 1995?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Women, Business and the Law 1995 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Women, Business and the Law 2026.