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Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 1 —
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.4 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
What is the lowest does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender??
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Employment Based on Gender?
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.