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The indicator assesses whether the law establishes the following: (1) the legal age of marriage is 18 or higher for boys and girls; (2) the law is free of parental consent exceptions to the legal age of marriage; (3) marriage under the legal age is void or voidable; (4) penalties for adults who authorize, celebrate, register, or enter into child marriage. Each component is individually assessed. Score = 1 if all four 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-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf)
As of 2025, Australia ranks first with 1.0, followed by Azerbaijan (1.0) and Belize (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Australia and Azerbaijan differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Australia) to 0.0 (Zimbabwe), with a median of 0.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from the Americas, 3 from Europe, 1 from Africa, 1 from Asia and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses child marriage, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses child marriage · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026