Edition 1999

Women, Business and the Law 1999

Name: Women, Business and the Law 1999
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 1999 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at 17.5. The middle country reads 61.3. Against the 1998 edition, 20 values changed (20 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 1999

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
1998the year it describes
84distinct 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	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	88.1	100	50	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	88.1	100	50	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	87.5	100	50	100	100	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=6	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	France`FRA`Western Europe	86.3	100	100	50	60	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	86.3	100	50	100	80	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Paraguay`PRY`South America	86.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
12	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	85.6	100	50	100	100	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
13	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	85.0	100	50	75	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	83.8	100	50	100	100	20	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
16	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	82.5	100	50	100	80	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=17	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	81.3	100	100	100	80	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=17	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
19	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	78.8	100	100	50	100	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
20	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=21	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	77.5	100	100	75	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=21	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	77.5	100	100	25	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=21	Peru`PER`South America	77.5	100	50	75	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=21	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=25	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	76.9	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	76.9	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
27	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	76.3	75	25	75	100	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
28	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	75.6	100	100	100	60	20	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
29	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	75.0	100	100	50	60	40	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	74.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	74.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
32	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73.8	100	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	73.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	60	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	73.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
37	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	72.5	100	25	25	80	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
38	Belize`BLZ`Central America	71.9	75	75	50	100	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=39	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	71.3	75	25	75	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=39	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	71.3	75	50	75	80	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=41	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=41	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	70.6	75	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=41	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	70.6	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=41	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	70.6	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	70.0	75	100	50	40	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=45	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	70.0	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=45	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
49	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	69.4	100	25	50	80	100	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
50	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	68.8	100	25	50	80	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=51	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	68.1	100	50	25	80	40	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=51	Panama`PAN`Central America	68.1	100	50	50	60	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=51	Uruguay`URY`South America	68.1	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=51	Venezuela`VEN`South America	68.1	100	50	50	60	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=55	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=55	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	67.5	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=55	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	67.5	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=55	Mexico`MEX`Central America	67.5	100	75	75	40	20	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=55	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=55	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	67.5	100	75	75	80	0	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=55	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=62	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=62	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=62	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	66.9	100	25	75	60	0	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=65	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	66.3	100	25	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=65	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=68	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	50	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=68	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=68	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=71	Argentina`ARG`South America	65.0	100	50	50	100	60	75	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=71	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	65.0	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=71	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	65.0	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=74	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	64.4	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=74	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=74	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.4	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=74	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=78	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	63.8	75	50	75	80	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=78	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	63.8	100	25	25	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=78	India`IND`Southern Asia	63.8	100	100	0	80	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=78	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=78	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=78	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=78	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=85	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=85	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	63.1	50	25	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=85	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	63.1	100	100	25	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=85	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	63.1	100	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=85	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	63.1	100	50	25	60	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=85	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	63.1	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
91	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	62.5	100	50	25	80	20	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
92	Colombia`COL`South America	61.9	100	25	25	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=93	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=93	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=93	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=93	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=93	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=98	Chile`CHL`South America	60.6	100	25	75	40	60	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=98	Honduras`HND`Central America	60.6	75	75	50	40	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=98	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	60.6	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=98	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.6	100	75	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=98	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=98	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=104	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	60.0	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=104	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	60.0	100	0	50	60	60	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
106	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	59.4	100	25	25	100	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=107	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.8	100	0	25	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=107	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58.8	75	25	25	60	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=107	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=107	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.8	100	50	0	80	40	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=107	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
112	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	58.1	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=113	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=113	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	57.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=113	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.5	100	25	50	40	20	75	100	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=113	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
117	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	56.3	100	25	25	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
118	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=119	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	55.0	75	25	25	40	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=119	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	55.0	100	50	50	40	0	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=122	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=122	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=124	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=124	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=124	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=124	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=124	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=129	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	0	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=129	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=131	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=131	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	52.5	75	25	50	60	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
133	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=134	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	51.3	75	25	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=134	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.3	75	0	25	40	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=137	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.6	75	25	75	40	80	50	60	0	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=137	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.0	75	100	25	20	20	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=139	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.0	100	25	25	20	20	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=139	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=142	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	50	40	80	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=142	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=142	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
145	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.8	75	25	25	40	20	75	80	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
146	Niger`NER`Western Africa	47.5	75	25	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=147	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=147	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=151	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=151	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	46.3	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	45.0	50	25	25	80	0	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=154	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=154	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=154	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.4	100	25	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=154	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	44.4	75	25	25	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=158	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=158	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	0	80	20	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=160	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	43.1	75	50	75	60	20	0	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=160	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	43.1	75	25	0	60	40	75	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=162	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	41.9	50	25	25	20	0	75	40	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=162	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=164	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.6	50	25	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=164	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40.6	75	0	75	20	20	0	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
166	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	0	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=167	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=167	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.8	75	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=169	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.1	100	25	0	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=169	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	38.1	50	0	75	60	0	0	20	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=169	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
172	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.5	75	25	0	40	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
173	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	36.3	75	0	50	40	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
174	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.1	0	50	25	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
175	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	31.9	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
176	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30.0	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=177	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	29.4	0	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=177	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	0	0	75	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
179	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	28.8	25	0	0	0	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
180	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.9	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=181	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26.3	0	0	50	0	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=181	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	26.3	0	0	25	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=181	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=181	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.3	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=185	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	25.6	25	25	0	20	20	75	40	0	South Asia	Low income
=185	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.6	75	0	0	20	0	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=187	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.8	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=187	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	25	25	0	0	75	40	0	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 1998

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada97.5
2Spain94.4
3Icelandshared88.1
3Norwayshared88.1
5Sweden87.5

Lowest

190United Arab Emirates17.5
189Palestine23.1
187Yemenshared23.8
187Saudi Arabiashared23.8
185DR Congoshared25.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 61.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest114 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest21 share it
Lowest20 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest14 share it
Lowest32 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest16 share it
Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest6 share it
Lowest54 share it
Middle country: 20
Entrepreneurship
Highest13 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest95 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 90
Pension
Highest44 share it
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 75

031998 → 1999

Since the 1998 edition

What changed between the 1998 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
20values changed, of 190 in both
20 · 0rose · fell
170unchanged

Rose most

Guyana68.8 → 86.9+18.1
Central African Republic45.0 → 58.8+13.8
Benin40.0 → 49.4+9.4
India57.5 → 63.8+6.3
Israel68.8 → 75.0+6.3

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.

How values are stored

This edition describes 1998
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 1999 are for 1998.
84 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 7 countries share 67.5. 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 (1999). Women, Business and the Law 1999 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/1999

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 1998
describes 1997 · 190 countries
The edition after ›
Women, Business and the Law 2000
describes 1999 · 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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