Australia vs Namibia: Women can take the same jobs as men

Australia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Namibia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

  • Australia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Namibia, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Women can take the same jobs as men
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
Last refreshed

Husbands cannot prevent their wives from working, women don't need more permissions or additional documentation to work relative to men, and their work is not considered a form of disobedience with legal consequences.