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The indicator assesses whether there law addresses the following: (1) sexual harassment in employment with criminal penalties or civil remedies; (2) sexual harassment in education/schools with criminal penalties or civil remedies; (3) sexual harassment in public places (or on transportation) with criminal penalties or civil remedies; (4) cyber-harassment or cyber-stalking with criminal penalties or civil remedies. Partial score of 0.25 is assigned to each of the four underlying components realized. The total indicator score is the sum of component scores, capped at 1. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/20
As of 2025, Congo ranks first with 1.0, followed by Costa Rica (1.0) and Egypt (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Congo and Costa Rica differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Congo) to 0.0 (Yemen), with a median of 0.5.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 3 from Africa, 3 from Asia, 2 from Europe, 1 from the Americas and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses sexual harassment, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Safety, The law addresses sexual harassment · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026