Edition 2003

Women, Business and the Law 2003

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2003
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 2003 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 23.8. The middle country reads 63.8. Against the 2002 edition, 26 values changed (25 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2003

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
2002the year it describes
78distinct values3 decimals, as published
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1	Canada`CAN`Northern America	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
2	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	Paraguay`PRY`South America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	90.6	100	50	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=8	France`FRA`Western Europe	89.4	100	100	75	60	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	89.4	100	75	100	80	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	88.1	100	50	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=11	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=11	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	86.3	100	100	75	60	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	86.3	100	50	100	100	40	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
16	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85.0	100	50	100	100	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
17	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	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	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=18	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=21	Peru`PER`South America	80.6	100	50	75	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=21	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	80.6	75	100	75	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=23	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	100	60	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=23	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Brazil`BRA`South America	79.4	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=25	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	79.4	100	50	50	100	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	79.4	100	100	25	80	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	79.4	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	79.4	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=30	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	78.8	100	100	50	100	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Ecuador`ECU`South America	78.8	100	75	100	60	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=30	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	78.8	100	50	75	80	100	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=30	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.8	100	50	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=34	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=34	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=34	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	78.1	100	100	50	60	40	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=34	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	78.1	100	100	100	80	20	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=39	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	77.5	100	100	75	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	77.5	100	100	25	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=39	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=39	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
43	Belize`BLZ`Central America	76.9	75	75	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=44	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	76.3	75	25	75	100	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=44	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	76.3	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
46	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	75.6	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
47	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	50	100	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=48	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	73.8	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=48	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=50	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=50	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=50	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=50	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
54	Mexico`MEX`Central America	72.5	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=55	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	71.3	75	25	75	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=55	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=57	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=57	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	70.6	75	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=57	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	70.6	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Panama`PAN`Central America	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=57	Venezuela`VEN`South America	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=62	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	70.0	75	100	50	40	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=62	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=62	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	70.0	100	25	75	60	0	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=65	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=65	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=65	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	69.4	100	25	50	80	100	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=65	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	75	50	80	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=65	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	69.4	75	50	50	80	0	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=70	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	68.1	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=70	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	68.1	100	50	0	80	40	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=70	Uruguay`URY`South America	68.1	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=73	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=73	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=73	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=73	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	67.5	100	75	75	80	0	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=78	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=78	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=78	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=78	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=82	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=82	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=82	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	66.3	100	25	25	80	100	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=82	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=82	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	66.3	100	75	25	60	20	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	65.6	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=88	Argentina`ARG`South America	65.0	100	50	50	100	60	75	60	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=88	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	65.0	100	50	25	80	40	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=88	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	65.0	100	25	50	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=91	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=91	Colombia`COL`South America	64.4	100	25	25	100	40	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=91	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=94	Chile`CHL`South America	63.8	100	50	75	40	60	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=94	Honduras`HND`Central America	63.8	75	100	50	40	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=94	India`IND`Southern Asia	63.8	100	100	0	80	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=94	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=94	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	25	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=94	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=94	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=94	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	63.8	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=94	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	63.8	100	50	50	40	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=103	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	75	80	0	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=103	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	63.1	100	100	25	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=105	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.5	100	50	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=105	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
107	Bolivia`BOL`South America	61.9	100	0	25	80	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=108	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=108	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.3	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=108	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=108	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	61.3	100	25	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	61.3	75	50	75	40	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=113	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.6	100	75	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=113	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=113	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=116	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	60.0	50	50	100	80	20	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=116	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	60.0	100	25	50	40	40	75	100	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
118	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	59.4	100	25	25	100	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=119	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58.8	75	25	25	60	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=119	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=119	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=122	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=122	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	57.5	75	75	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=122	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	57.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=122	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
126	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	56.9	100	25	25	60	20	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
127	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
128	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=129	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=129	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=131	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=131	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=131	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=131	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=131	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	0	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
138	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
139	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=140	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=140	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.3	75	0	25	40	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
142	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=143	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.0	100	25	25	20	20	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=143	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	50.0	100	50	50	40	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=143	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	50.0	75	75	75	20	20	0	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=143	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=147	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	50	40	80	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=147	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	49.4	75	75	0	60	40	75	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=147	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
152	Niger`NER`Western Africa	47.5	75	25	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=153	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	25	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=153	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=153	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=153	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=153	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	46.9	50	25	50	60	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
158	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=159	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=159	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.4	100	25	0	0	40	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=159	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=162	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	0	80	20	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
164	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	43.1	75	50	75	60	20	0	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
165	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
166	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.6	50	25	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	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
=169	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.1	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
173	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.5	75	25	0	40	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
174	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	36.3	75	0	50	40	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=175	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	33.1	50	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=175	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.1	0	50	25	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper 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	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	26.9	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	South Asia	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	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=181	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.3	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=181	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North 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 2002

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
5Paraguay91.9

Lowest

189Yemenshared23.8
189Saudi Arabiashared23.8
188DR Congo25.6
181Syriashared26.3
181Sudanshared26.3

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 63.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest118 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest34 share it
Lowest17 share it
Middle country: 50
Pay
Highest18 share it
Lowest29 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest27 share it
Lowest14 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest8 share it
Lowest50 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest20 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest104 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest51 share it
LowestYemen0
Middle country: 75

032002 → 2003

Since the 2002 edition

What changed between the 2002 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
26values changed, of 190 in both
25 · 1rose · fell
164unchanged

Rose most

Brazil63.1 → 79.4+16.3
Slovenia64.4 → 80.0+15.6
Taiwan60.6 → 75.0+14.4
Romania70.0 → 79.4+9.4
Rwanda51.9 → 61.3+9.4

Fell most

Syria26.9 → 26.3−0.6

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 2002
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2003 are for 2002.
78 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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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 (2003). Women, Business and the Law 2003 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2003

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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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