WBL: Legal Framework Index
The index refers to the composite measure (0–100) that summarizes how legal frameworks shape women’s economic opportunities across ten topics: Safety, Mobility, Work, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Childcare, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension. It is calculated by taking the unweighted average of the ten topic scores, with 100 representing the highest possible score and 0 the lowest. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/2026/WBL-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf)
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 188
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
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World Bank
Women, Business and the Law, World Bank (WB), uri: https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/wbl-data, date accessed: 2026-03-24, date published: 2026-02-24
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2025 | 5 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Albania | 2025 | 78.10 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Algeria | 2025 | 45.53 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Angola | 2025 | 71.60 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2025 | 56.03 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Argentina | 2025 | 80.78 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Armenia | 2025 | 75 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Australia | 2025 | 91.88 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Austria | 2025 | 90.88 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
| Azerbaijan | 2025 | 72.18 | ordinal scale (0-100) |
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