Edition 2009

Women, Business and the Law 2009

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2009
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 2009 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 4 countries share the highest reading, 97.5; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 26.3. The middle country reads 71.3. Against the 2008 edition, 39 values changed (38 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2009

Highest4 countries share it

97.5

Lowest4 countries share it

26.3

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

190countries
9measures per country
2008the year it describes
82distinct 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	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	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
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=6	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	75	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	93.8	100	100	50	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
14	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	92.5	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91.9	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Paraguay`PRY`South America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	91.9	100	75	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=18	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=20	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=20	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
23	Peru`PER`South America	90.0	100	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
24	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	89.4	100	100	100	60	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
25	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	88.8	75	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
26	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	87.5	100	100	25	100	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=27	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=27	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=27	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	86.9	100	100	100	100	20	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=27	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
31	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
32	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85.6	100	100	100	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	85.0	100	75	75	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=36	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	83.8	100	100	100	100	20	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=36	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	83.8	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=36	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83.8	75	100	100	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=36	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
40	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	83.1	100	50	75	100	40	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=41	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	82.5	100	100	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=41	Venezuela`VEN`South America	82.5	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=43	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=43	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	81.9	100	100	50	80	100	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=43	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	81.9	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=46	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=46	Ecuador`ECU`South America	81.3	100	75	100	60	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=46	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.0	100	100	25	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=50	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.0	75	75	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=50	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	75	80	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=50	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	80.0	100	100	50	100	40	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=50	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=55	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	79.4	100	75	75	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=55	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	79.4	100	100	25	100	60	75	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	78.8	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=57	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	78.8	100	75	50	80	100	100	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	78.8	100	75	25	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=57	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.8	100	50	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
61	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=62	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=62	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	77.5	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=62	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	77.5	100	100	75	60	60	100	100	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=65	Belize`BLZ`Central America	76.9	75	75	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=65	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.9	75	100	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=65	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	76.9	100	100	50	80	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=65	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	76.9	100	100	50	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=69	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	76.3	100	100	0	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=69	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	76.3	100	100	25	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	76.3	100	50	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=69	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	76.3	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=73	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	75.6	100	100	100	80	40	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	75.6	100	75	75	80	20	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=75	Chile`CHL`South America	75.0	100	75	75	60	80	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=75	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=75	Mexico`MEX`Central America	75.0	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=75	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=79	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	73.8	75	75	25	80	60	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=79	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	73.8	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	73.8	100	75	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=79	Panama`PAN`Central America	73.8	100	75	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=79	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=84	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=84	Colombia`COL`South America	73.1	100	75	25	100	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=84	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	73.1	100	100	50	40	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=84	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=84	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	73.1	100	50	25	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=84	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	100	0	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=90	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	72.5	75	100	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=90	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	72.5	75	100	50	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=90	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.5	75	50	75	80	0	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=93	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.9	50	100	50	60	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=93	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	71.9	75	100	50	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=95	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=95	Uruguay`URY`South America	71.3	100	50	50	80	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=97	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=97	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	70.6	100	75	0	80	60	75	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=99	Argentina`ARG`South America	70.0	100	50	50	100	60	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=99	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	70.0	100	100	100	60	20	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=99	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	70.0	100	50	25	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=99	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	70.0	100	50	25	100	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=103	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	69.4	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=103	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=103	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=103	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	75	50	80	0	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=103	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	69.4	75	75	75	40	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=108	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	68.8	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=108	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	68.8	100	25	75	100	0	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
110	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=111	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	67.5	100	50	50	80	60	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=111	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	67.5	50	100	100	60	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=111	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	67.5	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=114	Honduras`HND`Central America	66.9	75	100	50	40	20	100	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=114	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	66.9	100	25	25	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=116	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=116	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.3	100	100	0	100	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
118	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	65.6	100	100	25	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
119	Bolivia`BOL`South America	65.0	100	0	25	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=120	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=120	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=122	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.8	75	25	75	100	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=122	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=122	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	63.8	75	50	75	40	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=122	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
126	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.1	100	75	25	100	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=127	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.5	100	50	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=127	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	62.5	50	50	100	100	20	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
130	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.9	100	25	25	100	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=131	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	60.6	75	100	25	60	40	75	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=131	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.6	75	25	75	60	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=131	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
134	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	59.4	100	50	50	0	60	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=135	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=135	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=137	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=137	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
139	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	56.9	50	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
140	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	56.3	100	25	75	40	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=141	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	55.6	100	50	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=141	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
143	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	55.0	75	75	50	40	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
144	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=145	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=145	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=145	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=145	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=145	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	53.8	100	50	0	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=150	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	53.1	75	75	75	20	20	25	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=150	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.1	75	25	50	60	0	100	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
=153	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	50.6	100	50	75	40	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Upper middle income
=155	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	50.0	100	50	50	40	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=155	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	50.0	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=157	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=157	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	49.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=160	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	25	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=160	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=160	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=160	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	46.9	100	25	50	60	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=160	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
165	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
166	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	45.6	100	0	50	100	0	0	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=167	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	43.8	100	25	25	40	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=167	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=167	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	0	80	20	75	0	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
170	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	42.5	75	50	25	20	60	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
171	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=172	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.8	50	25	0	0	20	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=172	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=172	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	38.8	75	25	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
175	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	38.1	75	25	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle 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	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	28.8	0	0	25	20	20	75	40	50	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
=185	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	26.9	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	26.9	25	25	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
=187	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.3	25	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=187	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=187	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	26.3	0	25	0	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=187	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.3	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income

02In 2008

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
1Latviashared97.5
5Sweden96.9

Lowest

187Sudanshared26.3
187Saudi Arabiashared26.3
187Palestineshared26.3
187Kuwaitshared26.3
185Yemenshared26.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 71.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest120 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest74 share it
Lowest12 share it
Middle country: 75
Pay
Highest31 share it
Lowest16 share it
Middle country: 50
Marriage
Highest61 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest13 share it
Lowest34 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest48 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest109 share it
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest56 share it
Lowest31 share it
Middle country: 75

032008 → 2009

Since the 2008 edition

What changed between the 2008 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

Kenya58.1 → 75.6+17.5
Mozambique59.4 → 76.9+17.5
Fiji60.0 → 71.9+11.9
Thailand63.8 → 75.0+11.3
Nicaragua63.8 → 72.5+8.8

Fell most

China72.5 → 69.4−3.1

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 2008
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2009 are for 2008.
82 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 6 countries share 73.1. 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.

Licence in full

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The publisher’s original
World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
WBL2024-1-0-Historical-Panel-Data.xlsx

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2009). Women, Business and the Law 2009 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2009

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 2008
describes 2007 · 190 countries
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Women, Business and the Law 2010
describes 2009 · 190 countries
All of them
Women, Business and the Law: every edition
55 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

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