National Geographic USA - 11.2019

NORWAY

SWITZERLAND

FINLANDDENMARKICELANDAUSTRIA

UNITED KINGDOM

LUXEMBOURG

SWEDEN

NETHERLANDS

CANADAESTONIASLOVENIA

NEW ZEALAND

SPAIN

IRELAND

GERMANYPORTUGAL

UNITED STATES

FRANCELATVIA

AUSTRALIASINGAPORE

SERBIAPOLAND

LITHUANIA

BELGIUM

ITALYJAPAN

CZECHIACYPRUSCROATIA

SOUTH KOREA

ISRAEL

SLOVAKIA

MALTA

NORTH MACEDONIA

BELARUSBULGARIA

MONTENEGRO

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

JAMAICA

KAZAKHSTAN

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

COSTA RICA

GEORGIA

MONGOLIAARGENTINA

ECUADORHUNGARY

GREECERUSSIA

ROMANIA

BOLIVIA

CHILE

BOSN. & HERZG.

ALBANIA

FIJI

URUGUAY

TURKMENISTAN

MAURITIUS

NAMIBIA

SURINAMEMOLDOVA

RWANDAGUYANA

SOUTH AFRICA

PARAGUAY

PERU

HONG KONG, CHINA

PANAMA

Q ATA R

MALAYSIA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ZIMBABWE

EL SALVADOR

CHINALAOSGHANA

TIMOR-LESTEKYRGYZSTAN

ARMENIA

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COUNTRIES
RANKED BY
OVERALL SCORE
Repeated
numbers
indicate tie
LEGAL
DISCRIMINATION
SON BIAS
DISCRIMINATORY
NORMS
ORGANIZED
VIOLENCE
COMMUNITY
SAFETY
INTIMATE
PARTNER
VIOLENCE
EDUCATION
FINANCIAL
ACCESS
EMPLOYMENT
CELL PHONE
USE
GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATION
JUSTICE
SECURITY
INCLUSION
MAP COLOR
1 0
Best Worst
INCLUSION SECURITY JUSTICE
Sense of safety and exposure to violence
Intimate
partner violence
Physically harmed or
sexually assaulted in
past year by a partner
Women in Estonia receive
an average of 14 years of
education—nearly double
the global average.
Israel has climbed 46
places on the index, in part
because of de-escalation of
political conflict since 2017.
Turkmenistan’s financial
access rates have jumped
from one percent to
36 percent since 2017.
A new law in Moldova
includes two weeks’ paid
paternity leave and a ban
on sexist ads in media.
In
sa
of
hu
Community safety
Females 15 years and
older who report feel-
ing safe while walking
alone at night
Organized violence
Deaths caused by
large-scale armed
conflicts, per
100,000 people
Discriminatory norms
Males 15 years and
older who say it’s unac-
ceptable for women
to hold paying jobs
Representation
in government
Percentage of
legislative seats
held by women
Cell phone use
Females age 15
and older who
have access to
a mobile phone
Employment
Women age 25
and older who
are engaged in
paid work
Financial access
Use of a banking app
or other type of ac-
count among females
age 15 and older
Education
Average years
of education
among women
25 and older
Women’s level of participation in economic, social, and political opportunities Experience of forma
Measuring Empowerment
Three main categories—inclusion, security, and justice—are broken down into 11 subcategories to assess women’s empowerment around the world.
KEY
The 11 categories
are scored from
one (best, blue) to
zero (worst, red).
LATEST AVAILABLE DATA. SOURCES: GEORGETOWN INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEAC