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The indicator assesses whether the law allows a woman the following: (1) to travel abroad; (2) to apply for a passport in the same way as a man. 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, Albania ranks first with 1.0, followed by Angola (1.0) and Antigua and Barbuda (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Albania and Angola differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Albania) to 0.0 (Iran), with a median of 1.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 3 from the Americas, 3 from Asia, 2 from Europe, 1 from Africa and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Mobility, The law allows a woman to travel internationally in the same way as a man, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Mobility, The law allows a woman to travel internationally in the same way as a man · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026