Women can take the same jobs as men by country
Husbands cannot prevent their wives from working, women don't need more permissions or additional documentation to work relative to men, and their work is not considered a form of disobedience with legal consequences.
Countries reporting
170
Highest
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Angola
Lowest
0 (1=yes; 0=no)
Afghanistan
Median
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Women can take the same jobs as men is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Angola; the lowest is 0 (1=yes; 0=no) in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 (1=yes; 0=no), and the mean is 0.9941 (1=yes; 0=no).
Women can take the same jobs as men: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Benin | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belize | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | China | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Haiti | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | India | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Libya | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Palau | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Somalia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Sudan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Afghanistan | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
Husbands cannot prevent their wives from working, women don't need more permissions or additional documentation to work relative to men, and their work is not considered a form of disobedience with legal consequences.