Edition 2008

Women, Business and the Law 2008

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2008
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 2008 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 97.5; Yemen is lowest, at 23.8. The middle country reads 69.7. Against the 2007 edition, 39 values changed (38 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2008

Highest3 countries share it

97.5

LowestYemen

23.8

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

190countries
9measures per country
2007the year it describes
85distinct 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
=1	France`FRA`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
5	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	93.8	100	100	50	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
11	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	92.5	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=12	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91.9	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=12	Paraguay`PRY`South America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=12	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=12	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	91.9	100	75	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=16	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=16	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=18	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
20	Peru`PER`South America	90.0	100	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
21	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	89.4	100	100	100	60	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	88.8	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
24	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	88.1	100	100	75	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
25	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	87.5	100	100	25	100	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=26	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=26	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	86.9	100	100	100	100	20	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=26	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=30	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	85.6	75	100	75	100	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=30	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85.6	100	100	100	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
32	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83.8	75	100	100	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=33	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
35	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	83.1	100	50	75	100	40	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
36	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	82.5	100	100	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=37	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=37	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	81.9	100	75	75	100	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	81.9	100	100	50	80	100	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	81.9	100	100	50	100	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=41	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	81.3	100	100	100	80	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=41	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=41	Ecuador`ECU`South America	81.3	100	75	100	60	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=41	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=41	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=41	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=47	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	80.0	100	100	50	100	40	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=47	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=47	Venezuela`VEN`South America	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=50	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	79.4	100	75	75	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=50	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	79.4	100	100	25	100	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=52	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	78.8	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=52	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	78.8	100	75	50	80	100	100	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=52	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	78.8	100	75	25	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=52	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	78.8	100	50	50	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=52	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.8	100	50	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=57	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	78.1	100	75	75	100	0	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=57	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=59	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	77.5	100	100	25	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=59	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=59	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	77.5	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=59	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	77.5	100	50	75	60	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	76.9	75	75	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=63	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.9	75	100	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=63	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	76.9	100	100	50	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	76.3	100	100	0	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	76.3	100	100	25	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	76.3	100	50	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	76.3	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
70	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	75.6	100	75	75	80	20	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=71	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=71	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	75.0	100	100	75	60	40	100	100	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=71	Mexico`MEX`Central America	75.0	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=74	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	73.8	75	75	25	80	60	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=74	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	73.8	100	75	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=74	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	73.8	75	25	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=74	Panama`PAN`Central America	73.8	100	75	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=74	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=79	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=79	Colombia`COL`South America	73.1	100	75	25	100	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	73.1	100	100	50	40	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=79	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=79	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	73.1	100	50	25	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=79	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	100	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=85	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	72.5	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=85	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	72.5	75	100	50	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=85	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.5	75	50	75	80	0	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=88	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.9	50	100	50	60	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=88	Chile`CHL`South America	71.9	100	75	75	60	80	75	60	50	High income: OECD	High income
=90	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	71.3	100	25	50	60	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=90	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=90	Uruguay`URY`South America	71.3	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
93	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=94	Argentina`ARG`South America	70.0	100	50	50	100	60	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=94	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	70.0	100	100	100	60	20	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=96	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=96	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	75	50	80	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=96	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	69.4	75	75	75	40	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=100	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	68.8	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=100	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	68.8	100	25	75	100	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
102	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=103	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=103	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=103	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	67.5	100	50	0	80	60	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=103	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	67.5	50	100	100	60	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=103	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=103	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
109	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=110	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=110	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.3	100	100	0	100	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
112	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	65.6	100	100	25	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=113	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=113	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=115	Honduras`HND`Central America	63.8	75	100	50	40	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=115	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=115	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=115	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=115	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	63.8	100	50	50	40	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
121	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.1	100	75	25	100	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=122	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.5	100	50	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=122	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=122	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	62.5	50	50	100	100	20	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=125	Bolivia`BOL`South America	61.9	100	0	25	80	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=125	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.9	100	25	25	100	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
127	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	61.3	75	25	75	80	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=128	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=128	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
130	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	60.0	75	75	0	80	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=131	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	59.4	100	50	50	0	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=131	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	59.4	100	25	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=133	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=133	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
135	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	58.1	100	75	25	80	0	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=136	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
138	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	56.9	50	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	55.6	75	100	25	60	40	75	20	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=139	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
141	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	55.0	75	75	50	40	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
142	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=143	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.8	100	25	75	40	0	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=143	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=143	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=143	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=143	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=143	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=149	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	53.1	75	75	75	20	20	25	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=149	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
151	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.5	100	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
152	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
153	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=154	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	50.0	100	50	50	40	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=154	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=156	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=156	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=156	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=159	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	25	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=159	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=159	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=159	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	46.9	100	25	50	60	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=159	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
164	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
165	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.4	100	25	50	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=166	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	43.8	100	25	25	40	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=166	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=166	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	0	80	20	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
169	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	42.5	75	50	25	20	60	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
170	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=171	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.8	50	25	0	0	20	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=171	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=171	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.8	75	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=174	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=174	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.1	100	0	50	80	0	0	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
176	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.5	75	25	0	40	0	25	60	75	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	31.9	50	0	0	0	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
180	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	25	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	28.8	25	25	0	20	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
=181	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.8	0	0	50	0	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=181	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.8	25	0	0	20	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
184	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	26.9	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	26.3	0	0	25	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=185	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=185	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	26.3	0	25	0	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.3	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
190	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	23.8	25	25	25	0	0	75	40	0	Middle East & North Africa	Low income

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

1Canadashared97.5
1Spainshared97.5
1Franceshared97.5
4Sweden96.9
5Ireland95.0

Lowest

190Yemen23.8
185Sudanshared26.3
185Saudi Arabiashared26.3
185Palestineshared26.3
185Kuwaitshared26.3

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 69.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest120 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest67 share it
Lowest12 share it
Middle country: 50
Pay
Highest29 share it
Lowest17 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest55 share it
Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest12 share it
Lowest38 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest41 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest109 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest55 share it
LowestYemen0
Middle country: 75

032007 → 2008

Since the 2007 edition

What changed between the 2007 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
39values changed, of 190 in both
38 · 1rose · fell
151unchanged

Rose most

Togo51.3 → 69.4+18.1
Bhutan55.0 → 70.0+15.0
Central African Republic58.8 → 73.8+15.0
Germany81.9 → 93.8+11.9
Azerbaijan66.9 → 76.3+9.4

Fell most

Kyrgyzstan76.3 → 73.8−2.5

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 2007
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2008 are for 2007.
85 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 6 countries share 81.3. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 190 countries has every column.

05The files

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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 (2008). Women, Business and the Law 2008 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2008

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Other editions

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Women, Business and the Law 2007
describes 2006 · 190 countries
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Women, Business and the Law 2009
describes 2008 · 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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