Edition 2023

Women, Business and the Law 2023

Name: Women, Business and the Law 2023
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Women, Business and the Law 2023 covers 190 countries on 9 measures. 14 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Palestine is lowest, at 26.3. The middle country reads 80.3. Against the 2022 edition, 24 values changed (21 up, 3 down), the same countries are covered.

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Women, Business and the Law · Edition 2023

Highest14 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
2022the year it describes
75distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Women, Business and the Law 2023, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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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	Canada`CAN`Northern America	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	Greece`GRC`Southern 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	Ireland`IRL`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	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=1	Spain`ESP`Southern 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
=15	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	97.5	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	96.9	100	100	100	100	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=20	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	96.9	100	100	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=24	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=24	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=24	Peru`PER`South America	95.0	100	100	100	80	80	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=27	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	94.4	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=27	Paraguay`PRY`South America	94.4	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=29	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=29	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	75	75	100	100	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=29	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	93.8	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=35	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=35	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	91.9	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=35	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	91.9	100	100	100	100	60	100	100	75	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=38	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=38	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	91.3	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	75	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=38	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	91.3	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=38	United States`USA`Northern America	91.3	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=42	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=42	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=42	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	90.6	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	89.4	100	100	100	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=45	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	89.4	100	100	100	80	60	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=47	Bolivia`BOL`South America	88.8	100	75	100	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=47	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=47	Mexico`MEX`Central America	88.8	100	100	75	100	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=47	Uruguay`URY`South America	88.8	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=51	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	88.1	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=51	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	88.1	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=51	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	88.1	100	100	25	100	80	100	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=51	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	88.1	100	100	100	100	80	75	100	50	High income: OECD	High income
=51	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	88.1	100	100	100	100	80	100	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=56	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	87.5	100	50	75	100	100	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=56	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	87.5	100	75	100	100	100	100	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=58	Guyana`GUY`South America	86.9	75	100	100	80	40	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=58	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	86.9	100	100	75	80	40	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=60	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=60	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	86.3	100	100	75	80	60	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=60	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	86.3	100	100	75	100	40	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=60	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	86.3	100	75	100	80	60	75	100	100	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
64	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	85.6	100	75	75	100	60	100	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=65	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=65	Brazil`BRA`South America	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=65	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=65	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	85.0	100	100	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=65	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	85.0	100	50	75	80	100	75	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	High income
=65	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	100	100	25	High income: OECD	High income
=65	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	85.0	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	100	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=65	Venezuela`VEN`South America	85.0	100	100	75	100	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Not classified
73	Colombia`COL`South America	84.4	100	100	50	100	100	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=74	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	83.8	75	100	75	80	60	100	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=74	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	83.8	100	100	100	100	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=74	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	83.8	100	100	75	100	20	100	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=74	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	83.8	100	100	100	100	20	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=74	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	83.8	75	100	100	80	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
79	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	83.1	100	100	75	80	60	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=80	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	82.5	75	100	25	80	80	100	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=80	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	82.5	100	100	50	100	60	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=80	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	82.5	100	100	50	100	60	100	100	50	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=80	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	82.5	100	75	75	100	60	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=80	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	82.5	100	100	75	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=80	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	82.5	100	100	100	60	60	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
86	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	81.9	100	100	100	60	40	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=87	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=87	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	81.3	100	100	75	80	20	100	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=87	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	81.3	100	100	100	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=87	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=87	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	81.3	100	100	100	80	40	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=87	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	81.3	75	100	100	80	40	100	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=93	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	80.6	100	50	100	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=93	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	80.6	100	100	50	60	60	100	100	75	High income: OECD	High income
=93	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	80.6	75	100	100	100	40	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=96	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	80.0	75	100	50	100	40	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=96	Chile`CHL`South America	80.0	100	75	75	80	100	75	60	75	High income: OECD	High income
=96	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	80.0	100	100	25	80	60	100	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=96	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	80.0	50	100	100	100	40	75	100	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=96	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.0	75	75	75	100	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=101	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	79.4	100	100	50	100	60	100	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=101	Argentina`ARG`South America	79.4	100	75	50	100	60	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=101	Belize`BLZ`Central America	79.4	75	75	50	100	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=101	Panama`PAN`Central America	79.4	100	100	50	80	80	75	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=105	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	78.8	100	100	0	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=105	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	78.8	100	100	50	40	80	100	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=105	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	78.8	100	50	25	80	100	75	100	100	High income: OECD	High income
=105	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	78.8	75	100	100	60	60	100	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=105	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	78.8	100	50	50	100	80	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=110	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	78.1	100	100	25	100	100	75	100	25	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=110	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	78.1	100	75	75	80	20	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=110	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	78.1	100	100	75	80	20	75	100	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
113	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	77.5	75	100	50	80	40	75	100	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
114	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	76.9	100	100	25	100	40	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=115	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	76.3	100	100	100	60	40	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=115	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	76.3	100	100	100	100	20	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=115	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	76.3	75	50	75	100	80	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
=118	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	75.6	100	50	50	100	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=118	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	75.6	100	50	75	100	80	75	100	25	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=118	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	75.6	100	100	50	60	80	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=121	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	75.0	100	100	100	80	40	75	80	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=121	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	75.0	100	100	50	100	20	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=121	Honduras`HND`Central America	75.0	100	100	50	80	20	100	100	50	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=121	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	75.0	75	100	75	100	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=121	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	75.0	75	50	75	80	20	100	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
126	India`IND`Southern Asia	74.4	100	100	25	100	40	75	80	75	South Asia	Lower middle income
=127	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	73.8	100	25	50	80	60	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=127	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	73.8	100	100	50	60	20	100	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=127	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	73.8	100	100	75	60	40	100	40	75	South Asia	Upper middle income
130	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	73.1	100	50	50	80	80	75	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Upper middle income
=131	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	72.5	75	100	50	60	80	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=131	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	72.5	100	75	50	100	0	100	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=133	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	71.3	100	100	50	20	60	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=133	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	71.3	100	25	50	100	40	75	80	100	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=133	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	71.3	50	100	100	40	40	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=136	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	70.6	100	100	75	40	40	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=136	Suriname`SUR`South America	70.6	75	50	75	80	60	50	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=136	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	70.6	100	50	25	80	60	100	100	50	Europe & Central Asia	Lower middle income
=139	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	69.4	100	100	75	60	20	75	100	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=139	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	69.4	100	50	75	60	60	75	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=139	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	69.4	75	100	25	80	40	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
142	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	68.8	75	50	75	100	20	75	80	75	Latin America & Caribbean	High income
=143	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	68.1	50	75	100	40	40	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	High income
=143	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	68.1	100	25	50	100	20	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=143	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	68.1	75	25	50	100	20	75	100	100	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
146	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	67.5	100	100	100	80	40	75	20	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	66.3	75	75	50	60	60	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
=147	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	66.3	75	75	50	100	0	75	80	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=149	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	65.6	100	50	100	100	0	100	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
=149	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	65.6	100	75	25	100	20	75	80	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
151	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	65.0	75	75	100	40	40	75	40	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
152	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	64.4	100	75	25	60	40	75	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=153	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.8	75	25	75	100	0	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=153	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	63.8	75	50	50	20	60	75	80	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
155	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.5	75	25	50	100	0	75	100	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Upper middle income
=156	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.3	50	50	100	40	40	75	60	75	Latin America & Caribbean	Lower middle income
=156	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	61.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=158	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	60.0	50	75	25	40	80	50	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=158	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	60.0	75	50	25	100	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=160	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	58.8	100	100	50	60	20	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=160	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	58.8	75	25	50	80	60	75	80	25	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
=160	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	58.8	75	100	50	60	20	75	40	50	South Asia	Lower middle income
=160	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	58.8	100	25	75	100	0	75	20	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
164	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	58.1	50	75	25	60	20	75	60	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
165	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	57.5	75	75	50	60	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
166	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	56.9	75	25	25	100	0	75	80	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
167	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	56.3	100	25	75	100	0	75	0	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
168	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	55.6	75	25	50	80	0	100	40	75	East Asia & Pacific	Lower middle income
169	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.8	75	75	50	20	60	50	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
170	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.1	50	25	75	40	0	75	60	100	East Asia & Pacific	High income
=171	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	51.9	75	25	100	20	60	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
=171	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	51.9	75	25	75	60	20	25	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
173	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	50.6	50	75	0	20	20	100	40	100	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=174	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	50.0	75	50	75	20	40	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=174	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.0	50	50	50	40	0	75	60	75	East Asia & Pacific	Upper middle income
176	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.4	100	50	25	60	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Lower middle income
=177	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	48.1	25	100	50	0	20	100	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Upper middle income
=177	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	48.1	100	25	25	0	60	75	0	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
=179	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	46.9	25	0	75	20	40	100	40	75	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
=179	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.9	75	50	50	20	40	75	40	25	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
181	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	46.3	100	25	50	40	20	0	60	75	Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
182	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	40.0	50	25	0	40	40	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	Low income
183	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	38.1	50	75	0	40	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
184	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	35.6	25	50	25	20	0	75	40	50	Middle East & North Africa	High income
185	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.5	25	0	0	0	20	75	40	100	Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
186	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	31.9	25	50	0	20	20	75	40	25	South Asia	Low income
187	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	31.3	0	0	50	0	60	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	Lower middle income
188	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.4	25	0	50	20	0	75	40	25	Middle East & North Africa	High income
189	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 2022

At either end

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

Highest

1Belgiumshared100.0
1Canadashared100.0
1Germanyshared100.0
1Denmarkshared100.0
1Spainshared100.0

Lowest

190Palestine26.3
189Yemen26.9
188Qatar29.4
187Iran31.3
186Afghanistan31.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 80.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Mobility
Highest134 share it
LowestIran0
Middle country: 100
Workplace
Highest118 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 100
Pay
Highest70 share it
Lowest8 share it
Middle country: 75
Marriage
Highest101 share it
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 100
Parenthood
Highest36 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 60
Entrepreneurship
Highest91 share it
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 75
Assets
Highest114 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 100
Pension
Highest72 share it
Lowest25 share it
Middle country: 75

032022 → 2023

Since the 2022 edition

What changed between the 2022 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
24values changed, of 190 in both
21 · 3rose · fell
166unchanged

Rose most

Gabon82.5 → 95.0+12.5
Côte d’Ivoire83.1 → 95.0+11.9
Guinea-Bissau40.0 → 51.9+11.9
Republic of the Congo49.4 → 58.1+8.8
Uganda73.1 → 81.3+8.1

Fell most

Saudi Arabia80.0 → 71.3−8.8
Afghanistan38.1 → 31.9−6.3
Niger56.9 → 53.8−3.1

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 2022
World Bank Group names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in Women, Business and the Law 2023 are for 2022.
75 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 14 countries share 100.0. 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 (2023). Women, Business and the Law 2023 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/women-business-law/2023

0655 held

Other editions

‹ The edition before
Women, Business and the Law 2022
describes 2021 · 190 countries
The edition after ›
Women, Business and the Law 2024
describes 2023 · 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