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

Congo

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Gabon

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Congo rank

1st

Gabon rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Congo
Gabon

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Gabon, 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 Gabon ahead.

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

Individual pages

Women can take the same jobs as men in Congo
Women can take the same jobs as men in Gabon
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.