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The indicator assesses whether the following exists: (1) law or legal provisions on domestic violence; (2) law establishes criminal penalties for domestic violence; (3) law establishes protection orders for victims of domestic violence; (4) law on domestic violence addresses physical, psychological, financial/economic, and sexual violence (including marital rape), where partial score of 0.25 is assigned to each form of violence addressed. The total indicator score = 1 if all four conditions are met and all four forms of domestic violence are addressed in the law. Partial score is assigned if all four conditions are met, but only some and not all four forms of domestic violence are addressed
As of 2025, Albania ranks first with 1.0, followed by Angola (1.0) and Argentina (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 (Yemen), with a median of 0.8.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 3 from the Americas, 3 from Europe, 2 from Asia, 1 from Africa and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses domestic violence, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses domestic violence · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026