Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
160
Highest
1
Angola
Lowest
1
Kosovo
Median
1
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 1 in Angola; the lowest is 1 in Kosovo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 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 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 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 | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 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 | — | 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 | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Grenada | 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 | Haiti | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Laos | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Libya | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mali | 1 | 2023 | — | 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 | Mauritania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Somalia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan | 1 | 2023 | — | 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 | rising |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Syria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | 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 | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Yemen | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.