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The indicator assesses expert perceptions of the extent to which public authorities enforce existing legislation mandating equal survivor benefits for spouses in practice. Experts rate enforcement on a five-point Likert scale (0–4), where 0 indicates no enforcement of protective or beneficial laws, no upholding of women’s rights, or full enforcement of restrictive laws, and 4 indicates full enforcement of protective or beneficial laws, the full upholding of women’s rights, or no enforcement of restrictive laws. Enforcement perceptions indicator-level score is contingent upon the score of the corresponding legal frameworks indicator and calculated by taking the median value of individual expe
As of 2025, Australia ranks first with 4.0, followed by Belgium (4.0) and Costa Rica (4.0).
The top two are virtually level: Australia and Belgium differ by less than 1%.
Across 164 countries and territories, values run from 4.0 (Australia) to 0.0 (Vanuatu), with a median of 2.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from the Americas, 4 from Europe and 2 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Enforcement Perceptions, Pension, Public authorities enforce existing legislation mandating equal survivor benefits for spouses, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Enforcement Perceptions, Pension, Public authorities enforce existing legislation mandating equal survivor benefits for spouses · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026