Libya vs Somalia: Women can take the same jobs as men

Libya

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Somalia

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Libya rank

1st

Somalia rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Libya
Somalia

How they compare

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

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

Libya ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Individual pages

Women can take the same jobs as men in Libya
Women can take the same jobs as men in Somalia
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.