Edition 2012

Women, Business and the Law 2012

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2012
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Women, Business and the Law 2012 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. Belgium is highest, at 100.0; Palestine is lowest, at 26.3. The middle country reads 73.1. Against the 2011 edition, 22 values changed (20 up, 2 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2012

HighestBelgium

100.0

LowestPalestine

26.3

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

190countries
9measures per country
2011the year it describes
80distinct values3 decimals, as published
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1	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Canada`CAN`Northern America	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	France`FRA`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=2	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	96.9	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=11	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=11	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	94.4	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
20	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
21	Peru`PER`South America	92.5	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=22	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=22	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91.9	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Paraguay`PRY`South America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=25	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=25	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=29	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	75	50	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=29	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
33	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	89.4	100	100	100	60	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
34	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	88.8	75	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
35	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	88.1	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=36	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=36	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.9	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=36	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
39	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=40	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	85.6	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=40	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85.6	100	100	100	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=42	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=42	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.0	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=42	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	84.4	100	100	100	60	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	83.8	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	83.8	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=46	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83.8	75	100	100	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=46	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=50	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	83.1	100	50	75	100	40	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=50	Uruguay`URY`South America	83.1	100	100	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=52	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	82.5	100	50	75	80	80	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=52	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	82.5	100	100	50	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=52	Venezuela`VEN`South America	82.5	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=55	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	81.9	100	100	25	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=55	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=55	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	81.9	100	75	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=58	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=58	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=58	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.0	100	100	25	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=61	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=61	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.0	75	75	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=61	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	75	80	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	79.4	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	79.4	100	100	50	100	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=68	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=68	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	78.8	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	78.8	100	50	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=71	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=71	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	78.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	77.5	75	100	50	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=73	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	77.5	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=73	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	77.5	100	100	75	60	60	100	100	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=73	Mexico`MEX`Central America	77.5	100	75	75	100	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=78	Belize`BLZ`Central America	76.9	75	75	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=78	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.9	75	100	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=78	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	76.9	100	100	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=81	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	75.6	100	100	100	80	40	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=81	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	75.6	75	75	100	40	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=81	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	75.6	100	100	0	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=84	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=84	Chile`CHL`South America	75.0	100	75	75	60	80	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=84	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=84	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
88	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	74.4	75	100	50	100	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=89	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	73.8	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=89	Panama`PAN`Central America	73.8	100	75	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=89	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=92	Argentina`ARG`South America	73.1	100	75	50	100	60	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=92	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=92	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	73.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=92	Colombia`COL`South America	73.1	100	75	25	100	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=92	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	73.1	100	75	0	100	60	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=92	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	73.1	100	100	50	40	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=92	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=92	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	73.1	100	50	25	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=100	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	72.5	100	100	100	60	40	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=100	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	72.5	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=100	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	72.5	75	100	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	72.5	75	100	50	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	72.5	75	100	75	60	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=100	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.5	75	50	75	80	0	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
106	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.9	50	100	50	60	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=107	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=107	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	71.3	100	25	75	100	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
109	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=110	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	70.0	50	100	100	80	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=110	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	70.0	100	50	25	100	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=112	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	69.4	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=112	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=112	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=115	Bolivia`BOL`South America	68.1	100	0	50	80	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=115	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=117	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	66.9	100	50	75	40	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=117	Honduras`HND`Central America	66.9	75	100	50	40	20	100	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=119	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=119	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.3	100	100	0	100	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
121	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	65.6	100	100	25	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=122	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=122	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=124	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.8	75	25	75	100	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=124	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=124	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=127	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=127	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.1	100	75	25	100	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=127	Suriname`SUR`South America	63.1	75	25	75	80	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=130	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62.5	100	50	50	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=130	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	62.5	100	50	50	0	60	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=130	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=130	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	62.5	50	50	100	100	20	75	80	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=134	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.9	100	25	25	100	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=134	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	61.9	100	50	75	40	40	75	40	75	South Asia	Upper middle income
=136	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	60.6	75	100	25	60	40	75	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=136	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	60.6	50	50	75	60	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=138	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=138	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	58.8	100	50	50	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=138	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=141	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=141	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
143	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	56.9	50	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=144	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	56.3	100	50	0	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=144	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	56.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=146	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	55.6	75	75	0	80	20	75	20	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=146	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	55.6	75	75	75	40	20	25	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=146	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=146	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.6	75	25	50	80	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
150	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	55.0	75	75	50	40	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
151	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=152	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=152	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=152	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=152	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
156	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.1	50	25	75	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
157	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	51.9	75	25	25	80	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
159	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=160	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	50.0	100	50	50	40	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=160	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	50.0	75	50	75	20	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=162	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.4	100	50	25	60	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=162	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	49.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=162	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	49.4	100	25	50	80	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=162	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=166	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=166	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.9	50	25	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=166	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
169	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.3	75	25	75	20	40	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
170	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	44.4	75	75	25	40	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
171	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.8	75	25	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
172	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	42.5	75	50	25	20	60	0	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
173	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	41.9	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=174	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.8	50	25	0	0	20	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=174	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	38.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	20	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	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	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	34.4	25	25	0	20	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
178	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.1	0	50	25	0	0	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
179	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	32.5	0	50	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=180	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	31.9	50	0	0	0	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=180	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	31.9	0	0	25	20	20	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=182	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	29.4	50	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	25	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	29.4	0	25	25	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	29.4	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=186	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	28.8	25	25	0	20	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
=186	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.8	0	0	50	0	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=188	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	26.9	0	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=188	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	26.9	25	25	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
190	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	26.3	25	25	0	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

1Belgium100.0
2Canadashared97.5
2Denmarkshared97.5
2Spainshared97.5
2Finlandshared97.5

Lowest

190Palestine26.3
188Yemenshared26.9
188United Arab Emiratesshared26.9
186Iranshared28.8
186Afghanistanshared28.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 73.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest120 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest86 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 75
Pay
Highest39 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 63
Marriage
Highest70 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest18 share it
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest63 share it
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest110 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest66 share it
Lowest29 share it
Middle country: 75

032011 → 2012

Since the 2011 edition

What changed between the 2011 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
22values changed, of 190 in both
20 · 2rose · fell
168unchanged

Rose most

Gambia56.3 → 66.9+10.6
Greece88.1 → 97.5+9.4
Hungary81.3 → 90.6+9.4
Mongolia70.6 → 80.0+9.4
Poland76.3 → 85.0+8.8

Fell most

Bulgaria93.8 → 90.6−3.1
Uzbekistan67.5 → 64.4−3.1

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 2011
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2012 are for 2011.
80 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 9 countries share 97.5. 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 (2012). Women, Business and the Law 2012 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2012

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Women, Business and the Law: every edition
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How it has moved, charted by country

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