Tonga vs Vanuatu: Women can take the same jobs as men

Tonga

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Vanuatu

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Tonga rank

1st

Vanuatu rank

1st

Women can take the same jobs as men over time

Tonga
Vanuatu

How they compare

Tonga 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.

Tonga ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Individual pages

Women can take the same jobs as men in Tonga
Women can take the same jobs as men in Vanuatu
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.