Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment in Employment? by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
140
Highest
1
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
East Timor
Median
1
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment in Employment? is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 1 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.9929.
Are There Criminal Penalties or Civil Remedies For Sexual Harassment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Angola | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | China | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Comoros | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iraq | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.