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

Namibia

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Panama

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Namibia rank

1st

Panama rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Namibia
Panama

How they compare

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

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

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

Individual pages

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