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
188
Highest
1
Angola
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
1
Years covered
54
1970β2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1 in Angola; the lowest is 0 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.8511.
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 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Armenia, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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, Kingdom of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas, The | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | β | 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, People's Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | CΓ΄te dβIvoire | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Comoros, Union of the | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 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, Arab Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Eritrea, The State of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji, Republic of | 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 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia, The | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia, Republic of | 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 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Korea, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Libya | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | St. Lucia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mali | 1 | 2023 | β | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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, The | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 2023 | β | 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, Republic of | 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 | Russian Federation | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Somalia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | TΓΌrkiye, Republic of | 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, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Yemen, Republic of | 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, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Bolivia | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Botswana | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Congo, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Algeria | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Guatemala | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Myanmar | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Malaysia | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Nigeria | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Oman | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Qatar | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Singapore | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Tunisia | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.