Edition 2019

Women, Business and the Law 2019

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2019
Creator: World Bank Group
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Women, Business and the Law 2019 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 8 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Yemen is lowest, at 26.9. The middle country reads 77.5. Against the 2018 edition, 31 values changed (29 up, 2 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2019

Highest8 countries share it

100.0

LowestYemen

26.9

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

190countries
9measures per country
2018the year it describes
74distinct 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
=1	France`FRA`Western Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Germany`DEU`Western 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
=9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=9	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=19	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=19	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
21	Peru`PER`South America	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=22	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	94.4	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=22	Paraguay`PRY`South America	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=22	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	94.4	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=26	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	75	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=26	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
32	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=33	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=33	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	91.3	75	100	75	100	80	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=33	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=33	United States`USA`Northern America	91.3	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=37	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=37	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=37	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	90.6	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=40	Ecuador`ECU`South America	89.4	100	100	100	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=40	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	89.4	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=40	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	89.4	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=43	Bolivia`BOL`South America	88.8	100	75	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=43	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=43	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	88.8	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	75	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=43	Mexico`MEX`Central America	88.8	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=43	Uruguay`URY`South America	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
48	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	88.1	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
49	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	87.5	100	75	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=50	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=50	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=52	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	86.3	100	100	75	80	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=52	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=52	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	86.3	100	75	100	80	60	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
56	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	85.6	100	100	100	100	60	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	85.0	100	50	75	100	80	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=57	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=57	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	85.0	100	75	75	100	80	100	100	50	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=57	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=57	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=57	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.0	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=57	Venezuela`VEN`South America	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	84.4	100	100	100	60	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=65	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	83.8	100	100	100	100	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=65	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83.8	75	100	100	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=67	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	82.5	75	100	25	80	80	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=67	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	82.5	100	100	50	100	60	100	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=67	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	82.5	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=67	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	82.5	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=71	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.9	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	25	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=71	Colombia`COL`South America	81.9	100	100	50	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=71	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	81.9	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=74	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=74	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	81.3	100	100	100	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=74	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=74	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
78	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	80.6	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=79	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	80.0	100	100	25	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.0	75	75	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=79	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	80.0	100	50	75	80	60	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=82	Belize`BLZ`Central America	79.4	75	75	50	100	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=82	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	79.4	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=82	Panama`PAN`Central America	79.4	100	100	50	80	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=82	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	79.4	100	100	0	100	60	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=86	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=86	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	78.8	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=86	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	78.8	75	100	100	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=86	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	78.8	100	50	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=86	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	78.8	75	100	100	80	20	100	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=92	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	78.1	100	100	50	60	80	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=92	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	78.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=92	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=95	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	77.5	75	100	50	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=95	Chile`CHL`South America	77.5	100	75	75	60	100	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=95	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	77.5	75	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=95	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	77.5	50	100	100	100	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=99	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	76.9	75	75	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=99	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	76.9	100	100	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=101	Argentina`ARG`South America	76.3	100	75	50	100	60	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=101	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	76.3	100	100	100	100	20	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=101	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	76.3	75	50	75	100	80	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=104	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	75.6	100	50	50	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=104	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	75.6	100	100	25	100	80	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=104	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	75.6	100	100	50	60	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=107	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	75.0	100	100	100	80	40	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=107	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=107	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=107	Honduras`HND`Central America	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	100	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=107	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	75.0	75	100	75	100	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=107	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=107	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	75.0	75	50	75	80	20	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=114	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	74.4	50	100	50	80	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=114	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	74.4	75	100	50	100	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=116	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	73.8	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=116	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	73.8	100	100	75	60	40	100	40	75	South Asia	Upper middle income
=118	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	73.1	100	50	50	100	60	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=118	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	73.1	100	100	75	60	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=118	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=121	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	71.9	100	100	25	80	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=121	India`IND`Southern Asia	71.9	100	100	25	100	20	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=121	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	71.9	75	100	100	100	20	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
124	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=125	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	70.0	100	100	50	40	60	100	60	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=125	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	70.0	50	100	100	80	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=127	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=127	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	69.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=127	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	69.4	100	50	25	100	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
130	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	68.8	100	100	0	80	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=131	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	68.1	100	25	50	100	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=131	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
133	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	67.5	100	100	100	80	40	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
134	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	66.9	75	100	25	60	40	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=135	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	66.3	75	50	75	100	0	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=135	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	66.3	75	75	50	60	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=137	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	65.0	75	75	100	40	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=137	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	65.0	100	50	50	20	60	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.4	100	50	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=139	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	64.4	100	75	25	60	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=139	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	64.4	100	50	25	80	60	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=142	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.8	75	25	75	100	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=142	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	63.8	75	50	50	20	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=142	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	63.8	75	75	25	60	60	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	63.1	50	75	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=145	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	63.1	100	25	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=145	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.1	100	75	25	100	20	75	60	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=148	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=148	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.5	75	75	50	20	20	100	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=150	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.3	50	50	100	40	40	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=150	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	61.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=152	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	60.0	50	75	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=152	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	60.0	75	50	25	100	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=152	Suriname`SUR`South America	60.0	75	25	75	80	0	50	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=155	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	58.8	75	25	50	80	60	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=155	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	58.8	100	25	75	100	0	75	20	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=157	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	57.5	75	75	50	60	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=157	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	57.5	50	75	25	20	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=159	Niger`NER`Western Africa	56.9	75	75	75	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=159	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	56.9	75	25	25	100	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=161	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	56.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=161	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	56.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
163	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.6	75	25	50	80	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
164	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.1	50	25	75	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=165	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	52.5	100	50	50	60	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=165	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	52.5	75	100	25	60	20	50	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
167	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	51.9	75	25	100	20	60	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=168	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	50.0	75	50	75	20	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=168	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.0	50	50	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=170	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.4	100	50	25	60	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=170	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	49.4	50	25	25	40	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
172	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	48.1	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
173	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	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	40.0	50	25	0	40	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=177	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	40.0	75	25	0	60	0	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=179	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	38.1	50	75	0	20	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
=179	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	38.1	25	25	0	20	20	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.1	0	75	25	20	20	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
182	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	34.4	25	25	0	20	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
183	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	32.5	0	50	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
184	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	31.9	0	0	25	20	20	75	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
185	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	31.3	0	0	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
186	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	30.0	25	0	0	0	0	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=187	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	29.4	50	0	0	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=187	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	25	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=187	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	29.4	0	0	0	0	20	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
190	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	26.9	25	25	25	0	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Low income

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

1Belgiumshared100.0
1Germanyshared100.0
1Denmarkshared100.0
1Franceshared100.0
1Icelandshared100.0

Lowest

190Yemen26.9
187Sudanshared29.4
187Qatarshared29.4
187Kuwaitshared29.4
186United Arab Emirates30.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 77.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest127 share it
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest107 share it
Lowest6 share it
Middle country: 100
Pay
Highest58 share it
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 75
Marriage
Highest98 share it
Lowest7 share it
Middle country: 100
Parenthood
Highest25 share it
Lowest21 share it
Middle country: 60
Entrepreneurship
Highest76 share it
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest112 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest69 share it
Lowest26 share it
Middle country: 75

032018 → 2019

Since the 2018 edition

What changed between the 2018 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
31values changed, of 190 in both
29 · 2rose · fell
159unchanged

Rose most

South Sudan49.4 → 67.5+18.1
Nepal55.6 → 71.9+16.3
Mali54.4 → 63.8+9.4
Tunisia55.6 → 64.4+8.8
United States83.8 → 91.3+7.5

Fell most

Bosnia and Herzegovina88.1 → 85.0−3.1
Côte d’Ivoire81.3 → 78.1−3.1

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 2018
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2019 are for 2018.
74 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 10 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 (2019). Women, Business and the Law 2019 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2019

0655 held

Other editions

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Women, Business and the Law 2018
describes 2017 · 190 countries
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Women, Business and the Law 2020
describes 2019 · 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

07Questions