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The indicator assesses whether the law prohibits discrimination in recruitment based on the following: (1) marital status; (2) parental status; and (3) age. Partial score of 0.33 is assigned to each of the three 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/2026/WBL-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf)
As of 2025, Albania ranks first with 1.0, followed by Argentina (1.0) and Armenia (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Albania and Argentina differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Albania) to 0.0 (Zimbabwe), with a median of 0.7.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Europe, 3 from the Americas, 2 from Asia and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Work, The law prohibits discrimination in recruitment based on marital status, parental status, or age, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Work, The law prohibits discrimination in recruitment based on marital status, parental status, or age · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026