Which has higher women can take the same jobs as men, East Timor or Vanuatu?

East Timor, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in women can take the same jobs as men between East Timor and Vanuatu?

0 (1=yes; 0=no), with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vanuatu?

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.

East Timor vs Vanuatu: Women can take the same jobs as men

East Timor

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Vanuatu

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

East Timor rank

1st

Vanuatu rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

East Timor
Vanuatu

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Vanuatu, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

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

East Timor ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Vanuatu
1980s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Vanuatu
1990s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Vanuatu
2000s	0 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	Vanuatu
2010s	0.8 (1=yes; 0=no)	1 (1=yes; 0=no)	0.2 (1=yes; 0=no)	Vanuatu
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, East Timor or Vanuatu?: East Timor, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in women can take the same jobs as men between East Timor and Vanuatu?: 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vanuatu?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Timor and Vanuatu rank globally for women can take the same jobs as men?: East Timor ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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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