Edition 2017

Women, Business and the Law 2017

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2017
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Women, Business and the Law 2017 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Palestine is lowest, at 26.3. The middle country reads 76.9. Against the 2016 edition, 21 values changed (20 up, 1 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2017

Highest6 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
2016the year it describes
80distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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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
=1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Canada`CAN`Northern America	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	France`FRA`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=7	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	96.9	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	95.0	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=18	Peru`PER`South America	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	94.4	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Paraguay`PRY`South America	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=20	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	94.4	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=24	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=24	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	75	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=24	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=24	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=28	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=28	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	91.9	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=30	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=30	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=34	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=34	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Ecuador`ECU`South America	89.4	100	100	100	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=37	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	89.4	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=37	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	89.4	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=40	Bolivia`BOL`South America	88.8	100	75	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=40	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	88.8	75	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=40	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	88.8	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	75	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=40	Mexico`MEX`Central America	88.8	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=45	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	88.1	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=45	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	88.1	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=47	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=47	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=49	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=49	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=51	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85.6	100	100	100	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=51	Uruguay`URY`South America	85.6	100	100	50	80	80	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	85.0	100	75	75	100	80	100	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=53	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=53	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.0	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=53	Venezuela`VEN`South America	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
=57	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	84.4	100	100	50	100	100	100	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	84.4	100	100	100	60	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	83.8	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=59	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	83.8	100	100	100	100	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=59	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83.8	75	100	100	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=59	United States`USA`Northern America	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=63	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	82.5	100	50	75	80	80	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=63	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	82.5	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=63	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	82.5	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=66	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	81.9	100	75	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=66	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	81.9	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=69	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=69	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	81.3	100	100	75	60	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=69	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=69	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=73	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	80.6	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=73	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	80.6	100	75	100	80	40	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=75	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.0	100	100	25	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=75	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	80.0	100	100	75	80	60	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=75	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.0	75	75	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=75	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	75	80	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	79.4	75	75	50	100	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	79.4	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=79	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	79.4	100	100	50	100	60	75	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=82	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=82	Colombia`COL`South America	78.8	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=82	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	78.8	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=82	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	78.8	100	100	100	80	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=82	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=82	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	78.8	75	100	100	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=82	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	78.8	75	100	100	80	20	100	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
89	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	78.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=90	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	77.5	75	100	50	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=90	Chile`CHL`South America	77.5	100	75	75	60	100	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=90	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=90	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	77.5	50	100	100	100	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=94	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.9	75	100	25	60	80	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=94	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	76.9	100	100	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=94	Panama`PAN`Central America	76.9	100	100	50	80	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=97	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	76.3	100	100	100	100	20	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=97	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	76.3	75	50	75	100	80	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=97	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	76.3	100	100	0	100	60	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=100	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	75.6	100	50	50	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=100	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	75.6	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=100	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	75.6	100	50	25	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=103	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	75.0	100	100	100	80	40	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=103	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=103	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=103	Honduras`HND`Central America	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	100	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=103	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	75.0	75	100	75	100	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=103	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=103	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	75.0	75	50	75	80	20	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=110	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	74.4	50	100	50	80	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=110	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	74.4	75	100	50	100	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
112	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	73.8	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=113	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	73.1	100	50	50	100	60	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=113	Argentina`ARG`South America	73.1	100	75	50	100	60	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=113	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	73.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=113	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	73.1	100	100	50	40	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=113	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
118	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	72.5	75	100	75	60	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
119	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	71.9	100	100	25	80	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
120	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=121	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	70.6	75	25	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=121	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	70.6	100	100	75	60	40	75	40	75	South Asia	Upper middle income
123	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	70.0	50	100	100	80	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=124	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=124	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	69.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=124	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	69.4	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	68.8	100	100	0	80	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=128	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	68.1	100	25	50	100	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=128	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
130	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	66.9	75	100	25	60	40	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=131	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=131	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.3	100	100	0	100	0	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
133	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	65.0	75	75	100	40	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=134	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=134	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=136	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.8	75	25	75	100	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=136	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=138	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	63.1	50	75	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=138	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=138	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.1	100	75	25	100	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=141	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	62.5	100	50	50	0	60	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=141	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=143	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	60.0	75	50	25	100	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=143	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.0	75	25	75	80	0	50	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
145	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	59.4	75	75	50	20	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=146	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.8	50	50	100	40	20	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=146	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	58.8	100	25	75	80	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=146	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	58.8	75	25	50	80	60	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=146	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	58.8	100	25	75	100	0	75	20	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=150	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	57.5	75	75	50	60	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=150	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.5	75	25	50	40	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
152	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	56.9	75	25	25	100	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=153	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	56.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=153	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	56.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=155	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	55.6	100	75	50	80	0	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=155	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.6	100	25	25	40	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=155	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.6	75	25	50	80	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
158	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	54.4	50	25	25	20	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
159	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
160	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.1	50	25	75	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
161	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	52.5	100	50	50	60	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
162	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	51.9	75	25	100	20	60	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
163	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.3	50	25	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
164	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	50.6	50	0	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=165	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	50.0	75	50	75	20	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=165	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.0	50	50	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=167	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.4	100	50	25	60	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=167	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=167	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	49.4	100	75	0	80	20	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
170	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	48.8	75	75	25	20	60	25	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
171	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	48.1	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=172	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.9	75	75	25	60	0	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=172	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=174	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	45.0	50	75	0	0	20	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=174	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	45.0	25	100	50	0	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
176	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	43.8	100	25	50	20	20	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
177	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	40.0	75	25	0	60	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
178	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	38.1	50	75	0	20	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
179	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	37.5	50	25	0	20	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
180	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	34.4	25	25	0	20	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
181	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	32.5	0	50	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=182	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	31.9	0	0	25	20	20	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=182	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	31.9	0	25	25	20	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
184	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	31.3	0	0	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=185	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	29.4	50	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	25	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=185	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	29.4	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low 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 2016

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
1Icelandshared100.0
1Luxembourgshared100.0
1Latviashared100.0

Lowest

190Palestine26.3
188Yemenshared26.9
188United Arab Emiratesshared26.9
185Sudanshared29.4
185Qatarshared29.4

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 76.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest126 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest103 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Pay
Highest53 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 75
Marriage
Highest93 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 80
Parenthood
Highest22 share it
Lowest25 share it
Middle country: 60
Entrepreneurship
Highest71 share it
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest112 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest65 share it
Lowest28 share it
Middle country: 75

032016 → 2017

Since the 2016 edition

What changed between the 2016 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
21values changed, of 190 in both
20 · 1rose · fell
169unchanged

Rose most

Zambia63.1 → 78.8+15.6
Kiribati61.3 → 76.3+15.0
Liberia63.8 → 78.8+15.0
Iraq33.1 → 45.0+11.9
Afghanistan28.8 → 38.1+9.4

Fell most

Kazakhstan72.5 → 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 2016
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2017 are for 2016.
80 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.

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 (2017). Women, Business and the Law 2017 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2017

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 2016
describes 2015 · 190 countries
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Women, Business and the Law 2018
describes 2017 · 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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