All🌍 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.
1
🇪🇸Spain
97.9
2
🇭🇷Croatia
94.4
3
🇸🇮Slovenia
94.4
4
🇫🇷France
92.9
5
🇮🇹Italy
92.9
6
🇮🇪Ireland
92.1
7
🇦🇺Australia
91.9
8
🇬🇷Greece
91.3
9
🇱🇹Lithuania
91.2
10
🇧🇪Belgium
91.1
11
🇵🇹Portugal
91.1
12
🇦🇹Austria
90.9
13
🇷🇴Romania
90.7
14
🇳🇿New Zealand
90.0
15
🇱🇺Luxembourg
89.2
16
🇬🇧United Kingdom
89.0
17
🇧🇬Bulgaria
88.7
18
🇵🇪Peru
88.7
19
🇪🇨Ecuador
88.6
20
🇨🇾Cyprus
88.4
21
🇩🇰Denmark
88.4
22
🇲🇹Malta
88.4
23
🇳🇴Norway
88.1
24
🇨🇦Canada
87.9
25
🇺🇸United States
87.6
26
🇫🇮Finland
87.5
27
🇸🇪Sweden
87.3
28
🇸🇰Slovakia
86.7
29
🇻🇳Vietnam
86.7
30
🇨🇿Czechia
86.6
31
🇪🇪Estonia
86.3
32
🇮🇸Iceland
86.1
33
🇳🇱Netherlands
86.1
34
🇲🇩Moldova
85.8
35
🇰🇷South Korea
85.6
36
🇩🇪Germany
85.4
37
🇨🇷Costa Rica
84.8
38
🇲🇪Montenegro
84.6
39
🇭🇺Hungary
84.2
40
🇨🇭Switzerland
83.6
41
🇲🇰North Macedonia
83.5
42
🇵🇱Poland
83.3
43
🇺🇾Uruguay
82.9
44
🇲🇽Mexico
82.6
45
🇱🇻Latvia
82.3
46
🇲🇺Mauritius
82.3
47
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
82.1
48
🇧🇷Brazil
82.0
49
🇷🇸Serbia
81.9
50
🇹🇷Türkiye
81.2
Highlights
As of 2025, Spain ranks first with 97.9, followed by Croatia (94.4) and Slovenia (94.4).
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 97.9 (Spain) to 5.0 (Afghanistan), with a median of 69.8.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 9 from Europe and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework Index (scale 0-100), 2025. Unit: score.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework Index (scale 0-100) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 16, 2026