Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
184
Highest
100
Angola
Lowest
20
Tonga
Median
100
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 100 in Angola; the lowest is 20 in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 100, and the mean is 83.26.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Korea | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 100 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Panama | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | San Marino | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Suriname | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 100 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Benin | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Ghana | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | India | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Kenya | 80 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Liberia | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 80 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | Mali | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Myanmar | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Nigeria | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Nepal | 80 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Seychelles | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Uganda | 80 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 115 | Zambia | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Burundi | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Brunei | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Botswana | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Chile | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Cameroon | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Guinea | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Gambia | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Haiti | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Indonesia | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Madagascar | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Malaysia | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Philippines | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Eswatini | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 134 | Chad | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Tanzania | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 60 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Bangladesh | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Bahrain | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Comoros | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Djibouti | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Algeria | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Egypt | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Micronesia (country) | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Iran | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Iraq | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Jordan | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Kiribati | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Kuwait | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Lebanon | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Libya | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Morocco | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Maldives | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Oman | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Pakistan | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Qatar | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Sudan | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Senegal | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Somalia | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Syria | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Tunisia | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Yemen | 40 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | South Sudan | 20 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | 20 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.