Botswana vs Myanmar: Women can take the same jobs as men

Botswana

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Myanmar

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Botswana rank

1st

Myanmar rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Botswana
Myanmar

How they compare

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

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

Botswana ranks 1st and Myanmar 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: 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.