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The indicator assesses whether the law allows employees to request flexibility regarding the following: (1) time of work; (2) place of work. Partial score of 0.5 is assigned to each of the two 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, Angola ranks first with 1.0, followed by Argentina (1.0) and Australia (1.0).
The top two are virtually level: Angola and Argentina differ by less than 1%.
Across 188 countries and territories, values run from 1.0 (Angola) to 0.0 (Zimbabwe), with a median of 0.0.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from the Americas, 4 from Europe, 1 from Africa and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Work, The law allows employees to request flexible work, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — WBL: Legal Framework, Work, The law allows employees to request flexible work · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026