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India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Women, Business and the Law

How far the law treats women and men equally at work — mobility, pay, marriage, parenthood, assets, pensions. It scores laws on the books, not how they are applied.

Latest
74.38
2023
Published by
World Bank, via Our World in Data
annual

Women, Business and the Law over time

45505560657075197019791988199720062015202374.4
1970–2023 · 54 observations · score out of 100
View as table
PeriodWomen, Business and the Law
202374.4
202274.4
202174.4
202074.4
201971.9
201871.9
201768.8
201666.3
201566.3
201466.3
201366.3
201266.3
201166.3
201066.3
200966.3
200866.3
200766.3
200666.3
200563.8
200463.8
200363.8
200263.8
200163.8
200063.8
199963.8
199863.8
199757.5
199657.5
199557.5
199452.5
199352.5
199252.5
199152.5
199052.5
198952.5
198852.5
198749.4
198649.4
198549.4
198449.4
198349.4
198249.4
198149.4
198049.4
197949.4
197849.4
197749.4
197649.4
197549.4
197449.4
197349.4
197249.4
197149.4
197049.4

Compared with

Germany
100
United States
91.3
South Africa
88.1
Vietnam
88.1
Brazil
85
Nepal
80.6
Japan
78.8
China
78.1
India
74.4
Indonesia
70.6
Sri Lanka
65.6
Pakistan
58.8
Bangladesh
49.4
Latest available year for each country · score out of 100

Source

World Bank, via Our World in Data — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/women-business-and-the-law-index