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The indicator assesses whether a woman has the same legal rights to confer nationality to the following: (1) her children, (2) her husband. Partial score of 0.5 is assigned to each of the two underlying components realized. The total indicator score is the sum of component scores, capped at 1. 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)
As of 2025, Afghanistan ranks first with 1.0, followed by Albania (1.0) and Algeria (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Afghanistan and Albania differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Afghanistan) to 0.0 (Yemen), with a median of 1.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 3 from Asia, 2 from Africa, 2 from the Americas, 2 from Europe and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Mobility, A woman and a man have equal rights to confer citizenship on their spouse and children, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Mobility, A woman and a man have equal rights to confer citizenship on their spouse and children · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026