Edition 2013

Women, Business and the Law 2013

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2013
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Women, Business and the Law 2013 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Palestine is lowest, at 26.3. The middle country reads 73.8. Against the 2012 edition, 26 values changed (25 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2013

Highest2 countries share it

100.0

LowestPalestine

26.3

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

190countries
9measures per country
2012the year it describes
79distinct 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
=1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Canada`CAN`Northern America	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	France`FRA`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=3	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	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	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
=16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=16	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
19	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
=20	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	75	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
23	Peru`PER`South America	92.5	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=24	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=24	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91.9	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=24	Paraguay`PRY`South America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=27	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=27	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=27	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=27	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=31	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=31	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=31	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
34	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	89.4	100	100	100	60	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
35	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	88.8	75	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	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	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	82.5	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	25	Middle East & North Africa	High 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
=56	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	81.9	100	100	25	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=56	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=56	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	81.9	100	75	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=56	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	81.9	100	75	75	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=60	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=60	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=60	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
63	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	80.6	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.0	100	100	25	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=64	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=64	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.0	75	75	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=64	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	75	80	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=64	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=69	Belize`BLZ`Central America	79.4	75	75	50	100	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=69	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	79.4	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=69	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	79.4	100	100	50	100	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=72	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=72	Colombia`COL`South America	78.8	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=72	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	78.8	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=72	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	78.8	75	100	100	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=76	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=76	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	78.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=76	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	78.1	100	75	100	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=79	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	77.5	75	100	50	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=79	Chile`CHL`South America	77.5	100	75	75	60	100	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=79	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Mexico`MEX`Central America	77.5	100	75	75	100	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=83	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.9	75	100	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	76.9	100	100	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=85	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	75.6	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=85	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	75.6	100	100	100	80	40	50	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=85	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	75.6	100	75	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=85	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	75.6	75	75	100	40	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=85	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	75.6	100	100	0	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=90	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=90	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=93	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	74.4	50	100	50	80	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=93	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	74.4	75	100	50	100	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=95	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	73.8	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=95	Panama`PAN`Central America	73.8	100	75	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=95	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	73.8	75	50	75	100	60	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=98	Argentina`ARG`South America	73.1	100	75	50	100	60	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=98	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=98	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	73.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=98	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	73.1	100	100	50	40	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=98	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=98	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	73.1	100	50	25	80	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=104	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	72.5	100	100	100	60	40	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=104	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	72.5	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=104	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	72.5	75	100	75	60	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=104	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	72.5	75	100	75	60	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=104	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	72.5	75	50	75	80	0	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
109	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	71.9	100	100	25	80	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=110	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=110	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	71.3	100	25	75	100	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=112	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	70.6	100	50	50	100	40	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=112	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=114	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	70.0	50	100	100	80	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=114	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	70.0	100	50	25	100	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=116	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.4	50	75	75	40	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=116	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
118	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	68.8	50	50	100	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=119	Bolivia`BOL`South America	68.1	100	0	50	80	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=119	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=121	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	66.9	100	50	75	40	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=121	Honduras`HND`Central America	66.9	75	100	50	40	20	100	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=123	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=123	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.3	100	100	0	100	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=125	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=125	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	60	40	75	40	75	South Asia	Upper middle income
=125	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=128	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.8	75	25	75	100	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=128	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	63.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=128	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=131	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	63.1	50	75	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=131	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=131	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.1	100	75	25	100	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=131	Suriname`SUR`South America	63.1	75	25	75	80	0	50	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=131	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	63.1	50	50	75	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	62.5	100	50	50	0	60	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=136	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
138	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.9	100	25	25	100	20	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
139	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	60.6	75	100	25	60	40	75	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=140	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=140	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	58.8	100	50	50	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=140	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=143	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	57.5	75	50	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=145	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	56.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=145	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	56.3	100	50	0	80	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	56.3	100	25	75	80	0	75	20	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=148	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=148	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	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=151	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.4	75	25	25	80	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=153	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	53.8	75	25	50	80	20	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=153	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=153	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
=160	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.0	50	50	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=163	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.4	100	50	25	60	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=163	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	49.4	100	25	50	80	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=163	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=163	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	49.4	100	75	0	80	20	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=167	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	46.9	75	0	25	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=167	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 2012

At either end

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

Highest

1Belgiumshared100.0
1Denmarkshared100.0
3Canadashared97.5
3Spainshared97.5
3Finlandshared97.5

Lowest

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

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 73.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest122 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest88 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 75
Pay
Highest42 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 75
Marriage
Highest76 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest19 share it
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 40
Entrepreneurship
Highest64 share it
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest111 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest65 share it
Lowest28 share it
Middle country: 75

032012 → 2013

Since the 2012 edition

What changed between the 2012 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

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

Rose most

Timor-Leste55.6 → 78.1+22.5
Angola62.5 → 70.6+8.1
China69.4 → 75.6+6.3
Ethiopia65.6 → 71.9+6.3
Malawi62.5 → 68.8+6.3

Fell most

South Sudan55.6 → 49.4−6.3

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 2012
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2013 are for 2012.
79 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 8 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.
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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 (2013). Women, Business and the Law 2013 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2013

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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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