Samoa vs South Africa: Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment

Samoa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
South Africa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Samoa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2000s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2010s 0.7 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.6 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.1 (1=yes; 0=no) Samoa
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment, Samoa or South Africa?
Samoa, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment between Samoa and South Africa?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment?
Samoa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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The law punishes sexual harassment at work with fines or prison, requires offenders to compensate victims, or allows victims to seek civil remedies even after losing their job.