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Country description

Saudi Arabia is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 28.89 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.88 (2022)

Index description

Women, Business and the Law identifies how laws and regulations impact women’s life, and economic opportunities. The index is structured around the main elements shaping women’s life : Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets and Pension.
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Results for Saudi Arabia


2022 2023 2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 95 135 136
Score
80Value: 80
71.25Value: 71.25
71.25Value: 71.25
Value: 71.25

Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Saudi Arabia
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconMobility
Rank 171 / Score 50
Can a woman choose where to live in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Can a woman travel outside her home in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman apply for a passport in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman travel outside the country in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconWorkplace
Rank 1 / Score 100
Can a woman get a job in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on genderInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Is there legislation on sexual harassment in employmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Are there criminal penalties or civil remedies for sexual harassment in employmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconPay
Rank 1 / Score 100
Does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal valueInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman work at night in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman work in a job deemed dangerous in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman work in an industrial job in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconMarriage
Rank 162 / Score 40
Is there no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her husbandInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Can a woman be head of household in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Is there legislation specifically addressing domestic violenceInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does a woman have the same rights to remarry as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconParenthood
Rank 116 / Score 40
Is paid leave of at least 14 weeks available to mothersInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the government administer 100% of maternity leave benefitsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Is there paid leave available to fathersInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Is there paid parental leaveInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Armenia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Is dismissal of pregnant workers prohibitedInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconEntrepreneurship
Rank 1 / Score 100
Does the law prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on genderInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Equatorial Guinea 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman register a business in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Equatorial Guinea 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman open a bank account in the same way as a manInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconAssets
Rank 155 / Score 40
Do men and women have equal ownership rights to immovable propertyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parentsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assetsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the law grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriageInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributionsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconPension
Rank 1 / Score 100
Is the age at which men and women can retire with full pension benefits the sameInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Antigua and Barbuda 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Is the age at which men and women can retire with partial pension benefits the sameInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Angola 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Is the mandatory retirement age for men and women the sameInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Afghanistan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Are periods of absence due to childcare accounted for in pension benefitsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
77.86 Value: 77.8552631578947
Developed Economies Average
96.08 96.0763888888889
Developing Economies Average
74.73 74.7321428571429
Highest Ranked Country Country Belgium
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country State of Palestine
Score
26.25 26.25
Global Rank 190
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Belgium
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Japan
Score
78.75 78.75
Global Rank 109
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Togo
Score
97.5 97.5
Global Rank 15
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Yemen
Score
26.88 26.875
Global Rank 189
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
52.87 52.8693181818182
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
48.62 48.625
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
47.23 47.2321428571429
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
82.5 82.5
Global Rank 84
Lowest Ranked Country Country State of Palestine
Score
26.25 26.25
Global Rank 190
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
59.38 59.375
Global Rank 161
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
26.25 26.25
Global Rank 190
Highest Arab LDC Country Djibouti
Score
71.25 71.25
Global Rank 136
Lowest Arab LDC Country Yemen
Score
26.88 26.875
Global Rank 189
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
86.84 86.843220338983
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
78.01 78.0147058823529
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
72.74 72.7403846153846
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
68.12 68.125
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
75.21 75.2113970588235
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
79.33 79.328893442623
Oil Exporting Best Country Canada
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Yemen
Score
26.88 26.875
Global Rank 189
Oil Importing Best Country Belgium
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country State of Palestine
Score
26.25 26.25
Global Rank 190
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
94.59 94.5945945945946
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
95.91 95.9090909090909
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
84.75 84.75
OECD Best Country Belgium
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Japan
Score
78.75 78.75
Global Rank 109
OECD Developed Best Country Belgium
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Japan
Score
78.75 78.75
Global Rank 109
OECD Developing Best Country Mexico
Score
88.75 88.75
Global Rank 52
OECD Developing Worst Country Chile
Score
80 80
Global Rank 101
ESCWA region Information icon
Simple Average
52.87
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 82.5
Rank 84
Lowest Ranked Country Country State of Palestine
Score 26.25
Rank 190
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
77.9
Highest Ranked Country Country New Zealand
Score 97.5
Rank 15
Lowest Ranked Country Country Vanuatu
Score 55.62
Rank 171
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
91.82
Highest Ranked Country Country Belgium
Score 100
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Russian Federation
Score 73.12
Rank 134
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
83.1
Highest Ranked Country Country Peru
Score 95
Rank 26
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 61.25
Rank 156
North America Information icon
Simple Average
95.62
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 100
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 91.25
Rank 41
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
60.07
Highest Ranked Country Country Nepal
Score 80.62
Rank 97
Lowest Ranked Country Country Iran, Islamic Rep.
Score 31.25
Rank 188
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
77.81
Highest Ranked Country Country Togo
Score 97.5
Rank 15
Lowest Ranked Country Country Eswatini
Score 46.25
Rank 181
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