The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Singapore is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 84.73 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.95 (2022)

Index description

WBL 2.0 introduces updated data for 10 legal indicators, maintaining 8 from WBL 1.0 (Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension) with modifications, and adding Safety and Childcare indicators. The data covers 40 data points across the indicators, with scores based on each economy's average across all 10 topics, rated on a scale of 0 to 100 where higher scores signify greater gender equality.
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Results for Singapore


2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 96
Score
65Value: 65
Value: 65

Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Singapore
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconSafety
Rank 36 / Score 50
Does the law address child marriage?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Azerbaijan 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law address sexual harassment?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Angola 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law address domestic violence?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the law address femicide?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Belgium 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconMobility
Rank 126 / Score 75
Can a woman choose where to live in the same way as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman travel internationally in the same way as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman travel outside her home in the same way as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Do a woman and a man have equal rights to confer citizenship on their spouses and their children?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Bahamas 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconWorkplace
Rank 151 / Score 25
Can a woman get a job in the same way as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law explicitly prohibit discrimination in recruitment based on marital status, parental status, and age?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender? Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the law allow employees to request flexible work?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconPay
Rank 74 / Score 75
Does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Can a woman work at night in the same way as a man?Information 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 man?Information 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 man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconMarriage
Rank 1 / Score 100
Is the law free of legal provisions that require a married woman to obey her husband?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman be “head of household” or “head of family” in the same way as a man? Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Can a woman obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does a woman have the same rights to remarry as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconParenthood
Rank 113 / Score 50
Is paid leave of at least 14 weeks available to mothers?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Are leave benefits for mothers paid solely by the government? Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Is paid leave available to fathers?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Is dismissal of pregnant workers prohibited?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconChildcare
Rank 41 / Score 75
Does the law establish the provision of center-based childcare services? Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Albania 0.00
Best: Algeria 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law establish any form of support for families for childcare services?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law establish any form of support for nonstate childcare providers?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Angola 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law establish quality standards for the provision of center-based childcare services?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Armenia 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconEntrepreneurship
Rank 114 / Score 25
Can a woman undertake entrepreneurial activities in the same way as a man?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the law prescribe a gender quota for corporate boards?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Austria 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Does the law include gender-sensitive procurement provisions for public procurement processes?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Austria 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
plus interface iconAssets
Rank 1 / Score 100
Do a woman and a man have equal administrative power and ownership rights to immovable property, including land?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Does the law provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions? Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
plus interface iconPension
Rank 74 / Score 75
Are the ages at which a woman and a man can retire with full pension benefits the same?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Antigua and Barbuda 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Are the ages at which a woman and a man can retire with partial pension benefits the same?Information 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 a woman and a man the same?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
100%
1Value: 1
Are periods of absence due to childcare accounted for in pension benefits?Information icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Afghanistan 0.00
Best: Albania 1.00
0%
0Value: 0
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
64.24 Value: 64.2368421052632
Developed Economies Average
85.07 85.0694444444444
Developing Economies Average
60.58 60.5844155844156
Highest Ranked Country Country Italy
Score
95 95
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score
15 15
Global Rank 189
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Italy
Score
95 95
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Japan
Score
72.5 72.5
Global Rank 73
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Mauritius
Score
87.5 87.5
Global Rank 12
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Yemen
Score
15 15
Global Rank 189
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
36.25 36.25
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
33.5 33.5
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
31.43 31.4285714285714
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
62.5 62.5
Global Rank 108
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score
15 15
Global Rank 189
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
42.5 42.5
Global Rank 164
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
15 15
Global Rank 189
Highest Arab LDC Country Djibouti
Score
50 50
Global Rank 144
Lowest Arab LDC Country Yemen
Score
15 15
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
75.08 75.0847457627119
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
65.93 65.9313725490196
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
57.16 57.1634615384615
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
51.43 51.4285714285714
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
62.32 62.3161764705882
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
65.31 65.3073770491803
Oil Exporting Best Country New Zealand
Score
92.5 92.5
Global Rank 2
Oil Exporting Worst Country Yemen
Score
15 15
Global Rank 189
Oil Importing Best Country Italy
Score
95 95
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country State of Palestine
Score
15 15
Global Rank 189
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
84.46 84.4594594594595
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
85.08 85.0757575757576
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
80 80
OECD Best Country Italy
Score
95 95
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Japan
Score
72.5 72.5
Global Rank 73
OECD Developed Best Country Italy
Score
95 95
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Japan
Score
72.5 72.5
Global Rank 73
OECD Developing Best Country Korea, Rep.
Score
82.5 82.5
Global Rank 27
OECD Developing Worst Country Chile
Score
77.5 77.5
Global Rank 50
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
36.97
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 62.5
Rank 108
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score 15
Rank 189
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
42.5
Highest Ranked Country Country Morocco
Score 60
Rank 113
Lowest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 32.5
Rank 178
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
65.59
Highest Ranked Country Country New Zealand
Score 92.5
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Vanuatu
Score 42.5
Rank 164
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
81.22
Highest Ranked Country Country Italy
Score 95
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Kyrgyz Republic
Score 65
Rank 96
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
72.81
Highest Ranked Country Country Peru
Score 85
Rank 17
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 52.5
Rank 133
North America Information icon
Simple Average
87.5
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 90
Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 85
Rank 17
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
43.33
Highest Ranked Country Country Nepal
Score 62.5
Rank 108
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 20
Rank 186
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
60.88
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritius
Score 87.5
Rank 12
Lowest Ranked Country Country Eswatini
Score 35
Rank 175
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
49.64
Highest Ranked Country Country Turkey
Score 80
Rank 41
Lowest Ranked Country Country Yemen
Score 15
Rank 189
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