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
Timor-Leste
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 Timor-Leste.
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, Plurinational State of | 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 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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, China | 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 | Republic of 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 | Republic of 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 | Türkiye | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 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 of America | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 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 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.