Which has higher women can take the same jobs as men, South Korea or Panama?

South Korea, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama as of 2023.

What is the difference in women can take the same jobs as men between South Korea and Panama?

0 (1=yes; 0=no), with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women can take the same jobs as men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Korea vs Panama: Women can take the same jobs as men

South Korea

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Panama

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

South Korea rank

1st

Panama rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

South Korea
Panama

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama, 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 South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 188 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	South Korea
1980s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	South Korea
1990s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.5 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.5 (1=yes; 0=no)	South Korea
2000s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
2010s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—
2020s	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women can take the same jobs as men, South Korea or Panama?: South Korea, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in women can take the same jobs as men between South Korea and Panama?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for women can take the same jobs as men?: South Korea ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women can take the same jobs as men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 28 August 2026

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