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The indicator assesses whether law mandates the following: (1) employers must pay equal remuneration to male and female employees who perform work of equal value in accordance with the definitions of “remuneration” and “work of equal value” provided by the ILO; AND (2) the law does not limit the principle of equal remuneration to equal work, the same work, similar work, or work of a similar nature; AND (3) the law does not limit the broad concept of “remuneration” to only basic wages or salary. Score = 1 if all three conditions are met; otherwise, score = 0. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/2026/WBL-Met
As of 2025, Albania ranks first with 1.0, followed by Algeria (1.0) and Angola (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 (Zimbabwe), with a median of 1.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Europe, 3 from Africa, 1 from the Americas, 1 from Asia and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Pay, The law mandates equal remuneration for work of equal value, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Pay, The law mandates equal remuneration for work of equal value · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026