Statizoid

Samoa vs Spain: Women can take the same jobs as men

Samoa
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Spain
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Samoa rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

  • Samoa
  • Spain
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain, 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 Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 1st and Spain 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

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.