Edition 2005

Women, Business and the Law 2005

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2005
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 2005 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Canada is highest, at 97.5; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 23.8. The middle country reads 66.9. Against the 2004 edition, 32 values changed (30 up, 2 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2005

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
2004the 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	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Norway`NOR`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
=7	France`FRA`Western Europe	91.9	100	100	75	80	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Paraguay`PRY`South America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=7	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
10	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	90.6	100	50	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=12	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	89.4	100	75	100	80	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=12	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	89.4	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	88.8	100	100	100	80	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=14	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	88.8	100	50	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
17	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	88.1	100	100	75	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
18	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	87.5	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=19	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=19	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=19	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	86.9	100	100	100	100	20	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=19	Peru`PER`South America	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=23	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	85.6	100	100	50	80	80	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=23	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	85.6	75	100	75	100	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
25	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85.0	100	50	100	100	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	84.4	100	100	25	100	100	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
27	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=28	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	81.9	100	100	50	80	100	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=28	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	81.9	100	50	75	80	100	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=31	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	81.3	100	100	100	80	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=31	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=31	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
34	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	80.6	75	100	75	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=35	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=35	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	100	60	80	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=35	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	80.0	100	100	50	100	40	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=38	Brazil`BRA`South America	79.4	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=38	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	79.4	100	50	50	100	60	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=40	Ecuador`ECU`South America	78.8	100	75	100	60	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=40	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.8	100	50	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=42	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	78.1	100	75	75	100	0	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=42	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=42	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	78.1	100	100	100	80	20	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	77.5	100	100	25	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
49	Belize`BLZ`Central America	76.9	75	75	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=50	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	76.3	100	100	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=50	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	76.3	100	100	25	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=50	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	76.3	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	76.3	100	50	50	80	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=54	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	75.6	100	50	50	80	100	100	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=54	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	75.6	100	50	75	60	20	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
56	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	75.0	100	100	50	60	40	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	73.8	75	25	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=57	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=59	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=59	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	25	75	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=59	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=59	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	73.1	100	50	25	100	60	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=59	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=64	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	72.5	100	100	50	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=64	Mexico`MEX`Central America	72.5	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=64	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	72.5	75	100	50	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=64	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.5	75	50	75	80	0	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=68	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	71.3	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=68	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=68	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	71.3	100	75	25	60	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	71.3	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=68	Uruguay`URY`South America	71.3	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=73	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=73	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	70.6	75	50	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=73	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	70.6	100	100	50	40	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Panama`PAN`Central America	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=73	Venezuela`VEN`South America	70.6	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=78	Argentina`ARG`South America	70.0	100	50	50	100	60	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=78	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=78	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=78	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=82	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=82	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=82	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	69.4	100	75	75	40	40	100	100	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=82	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	75	50	80	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
86	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	68.8	100	25	75	100	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=87	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	68.1	100	50	0	80	40	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=87	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	68.1	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=90	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=90	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=90	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	67.5	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=90	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	67.5	100	75	75	80	0	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=90	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=95	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=95	Colombia`COL`South America	66.9	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=95	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=95	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	50	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=99	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=99	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	66.3	100	75	75	60	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=101	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	64.4	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=101	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=101	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	64.4	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=101	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=105	Chile`CHL`South America	63.8	100	50	75	40	60	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=105	Honduras`HND`Central America	63.8	75	100	50	40	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=105	India`IND`Southern Asia	63.8	100	100	0	80	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=105	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=105	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=105	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=105	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	63.8	100	50	50	40	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
113	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	63.1	100	100	25	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=114	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.5	100	50	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=114	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=116	Bolivia`BOL`South America	61.9	100	0	25	80	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=116	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	61.9	100	50	75	20	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=118	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	60.6	100	75	25	80	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=118	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=118	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
121	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	60.0	50	50	100	80	20	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
122	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	59.4	100	25	25	100	20	75	80	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=123	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58.8	75	25	25	60	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=123	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=123	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=126	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=126	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	57.5	75	75	0	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=126	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
129	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
130	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.0	100	25	75	60	0	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=131	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	50	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=131	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=133	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=133	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=133	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=133	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=133	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=133	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	53.1	100	25	25	0	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	53.1	75	75	75	20	20	25	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=139	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
142	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
143	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	51.9	100	25	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=144	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=144	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	51.3	75	0	25	40	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
146	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=147	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	50.0	100	50	50	40	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=147	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=149	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	49.4	75	75	0	60	40	75	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=149	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=149	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=149	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=153	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	46.9	50	25	50	40	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle 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
159	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=160	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=160	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	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	39.4	75	25	25	20	60	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=168	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.8	50	25	0	0	20	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=168	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=168	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.8	75	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=171	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.1	100	25	0	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=171	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	38.1	50	0	75	60	0	0	20	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=171	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.1	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
175	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.5	75	25	0	40	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
176	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	36.3	75	0	50	40	20	0	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
177	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.1	0	50	25	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
178	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	32.5	0	50	25	20	0	75	40	50	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	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	26.3	0	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	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
=181	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North 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 2004

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
3Latviashared94.4

Lowest

189Yemenshared23.8
189Saudi Arabiashared23.8
181Syriashared26.3
181Sudanshared26.3
181Qatarshared26.3

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 66.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest118 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest46 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 50
Pay
Highest23 share it
Lowest22 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest35 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest11 share it
Lowest44 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest29 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest106 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest52 share it
LowestYemen0
Middle country: 75

032004 → 2005

Since the 2004 edition

What changed between the 2004 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
32values changed, of 190 in both
30 · 2rose · fell
158unchanged

Rose most

Morocco44.4 → 70.6+26.3
Cabo Verde63.1 → 78.1+15.0
Ghana57.5 → 72.5+15.0
Estonia69.4 → 81.9+12.5
Portugal79.4 → 91.9+12.5

Fell most

Israel78.1 → 75.0−3.1
Qatar29.4 → 26.3−3.1

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 2004
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2005 are for 2004.
78 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 8 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.
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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 (2005). Women, Business and the Law 2005 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2005

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Women, Business and the Law 2004
describes 2003 · 190 countries
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Women, Business and the Law 2006
describes 2005 · 190 countries
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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