Edition 2001

Women, Business and the Law 2001

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2001
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 2001 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 23.8. The middle country reads 63.1. Against the 2000 edition, 27 values changed (27 up, 0 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2001

HighestCanada

97.5

Lowest2 countries share it

23.8

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

190countries
9measures per country
2000the year it describes
83distinct 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	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	90.6	100	50	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	89.4	100	75	100	80	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Paraguay`PRY`South America	89.4	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	88.1	100	50	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=10	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=10	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=10	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=13	France`FRA`Western Europe	86.3	100	100	50	60	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=13	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	86.3	100	50	100	100	40	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
15	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85.0	100	50	100	100	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
16	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
17	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	83.1	100	100	75	60	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	81.3	100	100	100	80	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=20	Peru`PER`South America	80.6	100	50	75	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=20	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	80.6	75	100	75	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
22	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	79.4	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	78.8	100	100	50	100	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=23	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.8	100	50	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=25	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	78.1	100	100	50	60	40	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	78.1	100	100	100	80	20	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=28	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	77.5	100	100	75	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=28	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	77.5	100	100	25	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=28	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
31	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	76.9	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
32	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	76.3	75	25	75	100	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=33	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75.6	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Ecuador`ECU`South America	75.6	100	75	100	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
35	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	75.0	75	50	100	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	74.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	73.8	100	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	73.8	100	75	25	80	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=40	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	73.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	60	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=40	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=40	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=40	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	73.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
45	Mexico`MEX`Central America	72.5	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
46	Belize`BLZ`Central America	71.9	75	75	50	100	20	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=47	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	71.3	75	25	75	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=47	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=49	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=49	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	70.6	75	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=49	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	70.6	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=49	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	70.6	100	25	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=49	Venezuela`VEN`South America	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=54	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	70.0	75	100	50	40	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=54	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	70.0	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=54	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=54	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	70.0	100	25	75	60	0	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=58	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=58	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	69.4	100	25	50	80	100	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=58	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	75	50	80	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=61	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	68.1	100	50	25	80	40	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=61	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	68.1	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=61	Panama`PAN`Central America	68.1	100	50	50	60	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=61	Uruguay`URY`South America	68.1	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=65	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=65	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=65	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	67.5	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=65	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=65	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	67.5	100	75	75	80	0	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=65	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=71	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=71	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=71	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=71	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=71	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=76	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=76	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=76	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=76	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	66.3	100	75	25	60	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
80	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=81	Argentina`ARG`South America	65.0	100	50	50	100	60	75	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=81	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	65.0	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=83	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=83	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	64.4	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=83	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=86	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	63.8	100	25	25	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=86	Honduras`HND`Central America	63.8	75	100	50	40	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=86	India`IND`Southern Asia	63.8	100	100	0	80	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=86	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=86	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=86	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=86	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=86	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=86	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	63.8	100	50	50	40	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=95	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=95	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	63.1	100	100	25	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=95	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	63.1	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=98	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.5	100	50	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	62.5	100	50	25	80	20	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
100	Colombia`COL`South America	61.9	100	25	25	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=101	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=101	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=101	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=101	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=105	Chile`CHL`South America	60.6	100	25	75	40	60	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=105	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.6	100	75	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=105	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=105	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	60.6	100	25	50	100	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=105	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
110	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	60.0	75	25	50	80	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
111	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	59.4	100	25	25	100	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=112	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.8	100	0	25	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=112	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58.8	75	25	25	60	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=112	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=112	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.8	100	50	0	80	40	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=112	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=117	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=117	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	57.5	75	75	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=117	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	57.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=117	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	57.5	50	50	100	80	0	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=117	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.5	100	25	50	40	20	75	100	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
123	Brazil`BRA`South America	56.9	75	50	75	40	80	50	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
124	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
125	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=126	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=126	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=128	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=128	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=128	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=128	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=128	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=133	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	0	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=133	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
135	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=136	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	51.9	75	25	25	40	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=138	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=138	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.3	75	0	25	40	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
140	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=141	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	50.0	75	100	25	20	20	75	60	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=141	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.0	100	25	25	20	20	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=141	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	50.0	100	50	50	40	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=141	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=145	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	50	40	80	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=145	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
149	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.8	75	25	25	40	20	75	80	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
150	Niger`NER`Western Africa	47.5	75	25	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=151	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=151	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=151	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=151	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
155	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=156	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	44.4	50	25	25	40	0	75	40	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=156	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=156	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.4	100	25	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=159	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=159	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	0	80	20	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=161	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	43.1	75	50	75	60	20	0	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=161	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	43.1	75	25	0	60	40	75	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
163	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
=180	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	26.9	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
=182	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26.3	0	0	50	0	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=182	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	26.3	0	0	25	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=182	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=182	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.3	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
188	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.6	75	0	0	20	0	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=189	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.8	0	25	0	0	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=189	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	25	25	0	0	75	40	0	Middle East & North Africa	Low income

02In 2000

At either end

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

Highest

1Canada97.5
2Ireland95.0
3Spainshared94.4
3Icelandshared94.4
5Denmark91.3

Lowest

189Yemenshared23.8
189Saudi Arabiashared23.8
188DR Congo25.6
182Sudanshared26.3
182Palestineshared26.3

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 63.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest115 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest27 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 25
Pay
Highest17 share it
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest22 share it
Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest6 share it
Lowest53 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest19 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest98 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest48 share it
LowestYemen0
Middle country: 75

032000 → 2001

Since the 2000 edition

What changed between the 2000 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
27values changed, of 190 in both
27 · 0rose · fell
163unchanged

Rose most

Saint Lucia65.6 → 80.6+15.0
Malawi45.0 → 57.5+12.5
Grenada65.6 → 75.0+9.4
Rwanda44.4 → 51.9+7.5
Angola56.3 → 62.5+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 2000
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2001 are for 2000.
83 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 9 countries share 63.8. 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 (2001). Women, Business and the Law 2001 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2001

0655 held

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describes 1999 · 190 countries
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All of them
Women, Business and the Law: every edition
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How it has moved, charted by country

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