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The indicator assesses whether no laws prohibit or restrict a woman who is not pregnant and not nursing from working in the following sectors: (1) mining; (2) construction; (3) manufacturing; (4) agriculture; (5) transportation; (6) energy; (7) water sector; and (8) whether the law does not give the relevant authority the power to prohibit or restrict a woman’s ability to work in different economic sectors, regardless of any decisions issued by that authority. Each of the eight component questions are individually assessed. The final indicator score is calculated based on the number of component questions that receive a positive answer as follows: a score of 1 is assigned if the response to
As of 2025, Albania ranks first with 1.0, followed by Algeria (1.0) and Antigua and Barbuda (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Albania and Algeria differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Albania) to 0.0 (Tajikistan), with a median of 1.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 3 from Asia, 3 from Europe, 2 from the Americas, 1 from Africa and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Pay, A woman can work in different economic sectors in the same way as a man, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Pay, A woman can work in different economic sectors in the same way as a man · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026