Benin vs Congo: Women can take the same jobs as men

Benin

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Congo

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Benin rank

1st

Congo rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Benin
Congo

How they compare

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Individual pages

Women can take the same jobs as men in Benin
Women can take the same jobs as men in Congo
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.