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Country description

Timor-Leste is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 2.39 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.57 (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 Timor-Leste

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

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Region

Safety Rank 85 / Score 25
KPI	2024 - Timor-Leste
KPI	Weight	Best	Worst	Aspirational value	Current Value
Does the law address child marriage?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law address sexual harassment?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law address domestic violence?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Does the law address femicide?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Cyprus 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Mobility Rank 1 / Score 100
Can a woman choose where to live in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman travel internationally in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman travel outside her home in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Do a woman and a man have equal rights to confer citizenship on their spouses and their children?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Bahamas 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Workplace Rank 89 / Score 50
Can a woman get a job in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Does the law explicitly prohibit discrimination in recruitment based on marital status, parental status, and age?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment based on gender?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Does the law allow employees to request flexible work?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Belarus 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Pay Rank 1 / Score 100
Does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman work at night in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman work in a job deemed dangerous in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman work in an industrial job in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Marriage Rank 111 / Score 75
Is the law free of legal provisions that require a married woman to obey her husband?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman be “head of household” or “head of family” in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Can a woman obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Does a woman have the same rights to remarry as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Parenthood Rank 63 / Score 75
Is paid leave of at least 14 weeks available to mothers?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Are leave benefits for mothers paid solely by the government?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Is paid leave available to fathers?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Antigua and Barbuda 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Is dismissal of pregnant workers prohibited?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Childcare Rank 150 / Score 0
Does the law establish the provision of center-based childcare services?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law establish any form of support for families for childcare services?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Belarus 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law establish any form of support for nonstate childcare providers?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law establish quality standards for the provision of center-based childcare services?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Entrepreneurship Rank 114 / Score 25
Can a woman undertake entrepreneurial activities in the same way as a man?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Does the law prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law prescribe a gender quota for corporate boards?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Ecuador 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Does the law include gender-sensitive procurement provisions for public procurement processes?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Chad 1.00 0%	0Value: 0
Assets Rank 1 / Score 100
Do a woman and a man have equal administrative power and ownership rights to immovable property, including land?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Chad 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Do male and female surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Does the law provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Angola 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Pension Rank 1 / Score 100
Are the ages at which a woman and a man can retire with full pension benefits the same?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Bahamas 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Are the ages at which a woman and a man can retire with partial pension benefits the same?	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?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Azerbaijan 1.00 100%	1Value: 1
Are periods of absence due to childcare accounted for in pension benefits?	Initial Value: 1	1.00	0.00	Worst: Afghanistan 0.00 Best: Algeria 1.00 100%	1Value: 1

Index Global Highlights

Custom Region
Average
Weighted Average by population
Highest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank
Lowest Ranked Country		Country
		Score
		Rank

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
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
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
Simple Average		36.97
Weighted Average by population		36.82
Highest Ranked Country	Country	United Arab Emirates
	Score	62.5
	Rank	108
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	15
	Rank	189

AMU
Simple Average		42.5
Weighted Average by population		46.94
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Morocco
	Score	60
	Rank	113
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Libya
	Score	32.5
	Rank	178

East Asia and Pacific
Simple Average		65.59
Weighted Average by population		64.65
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
Simple Average		81.22
Weighted Average by population		80.66
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Italy
	Score	95
	Rank	1
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Kyrgyz Republic
	Score	65
	Rank	96

Latin America and The Caribbean
Simple Average		72.81
Weighted Average by population		76.59
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Peru
	Score	85
	Rank	17
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Haiti
	Score	52.5
	Rank	133

North America
Simple Average		87.5
Weighted Average by population		85.52
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Canada
	Score	90
	Rank	4
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	United States
	Score	85
	Rank	17

South Asia
Simple Average		43.33
Weighted Average by population		53.09
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Nepal
	Score	62.5
	Rank	108
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Afghanistan
	Score	20
	Rank	186

Sub-Saharan Africa
Simple Average		60.88
Weighted Average by population		59.48
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Mauritius
	Score	87.5
	Rank	12
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Eswatini
	Score	35
	Rank	175

Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Simple Average		49.64
Weighted Average by population		47.66
Highest Ranked Country	Country	Turkey
	Score	80
	Rank	41
Lowest Ranked Country	Country	Yemen
	Score	15
	Rank	189

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