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

Gabon

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Namibia

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Gabon rank

1st

Namibia rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Gabon
Namibia

How they compare

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

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

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

Individual pages

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