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

Japan

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Namibia

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Japan rank

1st

Namibia rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Japan
Namibia

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Namibia, 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 Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Namibia 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.