Canada vs Guinea: Women can take the same jobs as men

Canada
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Guinea
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Canada rank
1st
Guinea rank
1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

  • Canada
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Guinea, 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 Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 1st and Guinea 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.