{"id":643131,"date":"2026-07-29T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=643131"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:15:00","slug":"which-countries-are-best-worst-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=643131","title":{"rendered":"Which Countries Are Best (& Worst) For Women?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which Countries Are Best (& Worst) For Women?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Where is the best place in the world to be a woman? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As Visual Capitalist’s Srijaa Chatterjee highlights<\/a> in the following graphic, according to the latest\u00a0Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index<\/a>, the answer remains Northern Europe, where Nordic countries occupy all five of the top positions.<\/p>\n

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Published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, the 2025\/26 WPS Index ranks 181 countries using 13 indicators spanning women\u2019s inclusion, justice, and security. The results form the basis for this 2026 ranking.<\/em><\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Best and Worst Countries for Women<\/h2>\n

The following table ranks countries based on the Women, Peace and Security Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nWPS Index Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Denmark<\/td>\n0.939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 Iceland<\/td>\n0.932<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Norway<\/td>\n0.924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Sweden<\/td>\n0.924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Finland<\/td>\n0.921<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa Luxembourg<\/td>\n0.918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Belgium<\/td>\n0.912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Netherlands<\/td>\n0.905<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria<\/td>\n0.898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff New Zealand<\/td>\n0.898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Australia<\/td>\n0.896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddea Estonia<\/td>\n0.896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Ireland<\/td>\n0.891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Slovenia<\/td>\n0.889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9 Lithuania<\/td>\n0.887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Canada<\/td>\n0.885<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb Latvia<\/td>\n0.884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Singapore<\/td>\n0.884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded Switzerland<\/td>\n0.877<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n0.872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Germany<\/td>\n0.869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japan<\/td>\n0.866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 France<\/td>\n0.864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 United Kingdom<\/td>\n0.864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Spain<\/td>\n0.862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal<\/td>\n0.861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1 Poland<\/td>\n0.854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc Taiwan<\/td>\n0.854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf8 Serbia<\/td>\n0.844<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9 Malta<\/td>\n0.841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 United States<\/td>\n0.840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff Czechia<\/td>\n0.832<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa Hungary<\/td>\n0.832<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf7 Costa Rica<\/td>\n0.824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe Uruguay<\/td>\n0.822<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde9 Moldova<\/td>\n0.821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 South Korea<\/td>\n0.815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Bulgaria<\/td>\n0.814<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Italy<\/td>\n0.811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8 Seychelles<\/td>\n0.810<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong<\/td>\n0.809<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde7 Barbados<\/td>\n0.807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Romania<\/td>\n0.801<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf3 Mongolia<\/td>\n0.799<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea Georgia<\/td>\n0.798<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0 Slovakia<\/td>\n0.797<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina<\/td>\n0.791<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 Croatia<\/td>\n0.788<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde9 Grenada<\/td>\n0.787<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf0 North Macedonia<\/td>\n0.787<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf7 Suriname<\/td>\n0.779<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfe Cyprus<\/td>\n0.770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfe Guyana<\/td>\n0.770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe Paraguay<\/td>\n0.768<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udded Bahrain<\/td>\n0.765<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 Armenia<\/td>\n0.762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Thailand<\/td>\n0.761<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2 Oman<\/td>\n0.755<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
59<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6 Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td>\n0.753<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 Greece<\/td>\n0.752<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
61<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddea Montenegro<\/td>\n0.743<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
62<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfb Cabo Verde<\/td>\n0.741<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfe Belarus<\/td>\n0.739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 Chile<\/td>\n0.739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfc Palau<\/td>\n0.739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n0.739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe Malaysia<\/td>\n0.738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 Albania<\/td>\n0.731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
68<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef Fiji<\/td>\n0.731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc Kuwait<\/td>\n0.723<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 Qatar<\/td>\n0.723<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
72<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddff Kazakhstan<\/td>\n0.722<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddf3 Viet Nam<\/td>\n0.721<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
74<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf2 Turkmenistan<\/td>\n0.720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Russian Federation<\/td>\n0.718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 Puerto Rico<\/td>\n0.707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
77<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf0 Sri Lanka<\/td>\n0.706<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfb Maldives<\/td>\n0.704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 Jamaica<\/td>\n0.703<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf4 Bolivia<\/td>\n0.701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddea Peru<\/td>\n0.701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
82<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\uddf0 Kosovo<\/td>\n0.700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
83<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde6 Lao PDR<\/td>\n0.698<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israel<\/td>\n0.697<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddec Kyrgyzstan<\/td>\n0.697<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 Panama<\/td>\n0.696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb El Salvador<\/td>\n0.691<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
88<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4 Jordan<\/td>\n0.686<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China<\/td>\n0.685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfc\ud83c\uddf8 Samoa<\/td>\n0.685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddef Tajikistan<\/td>\n0.685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf4 Tonga<\/td>\n0.685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 Trinidad and Tobago<\/td>\n0.685<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde6 Gabon<\/td>\n0.679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa Mauritius<\/td>\n0.679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Indonesia<\/td>\n0.678<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf4 Dominican Republic<\/td>\n0.675<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddff Uzbekistan<\/td>\n0.674<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
99<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf9 Bhutan<\/td>\n0.673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 Tunisia<\/td>\n0.671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udded Marshall Islands<\/td>\n0.670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 Morocco<\/td>\n0.668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
102<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf1 Timor-Leste<\/td>\n0.668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddff Belize<\/td>\n0.667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
104<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\udded Cambodia<\/td>\n0.667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
106<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 T\u00fcrkiye<\/td>\n0.664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
107<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee Nicaragua<\/td>\n0.659<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfc Botswana<\/td>\n0.658<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
108<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7 Solomon Islands<\/td>\n0.658<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Senegal<\/td>\n0.657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
111<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddff Azerbaijan<\/td>\n0.653<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddee Kiribati<\/td>\n0.652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
113<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf2 Federated States of Micronesia<\/td>\n0.648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
113<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 South Africa<\/td>\n0.648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
115<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddfa Vanuatu<\/td>\n0.646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukraine<\/td>\n0.645<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
117<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded Ghana<\/td>\n0.639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
118<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea Venezuela<\/td>\n0.638<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
119<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Brazil<\/td>\n0.632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
120<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 Nepal<\/td>\n0.631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
121<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfc Rwanda<\/td>\n0.624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
121<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddff Tanzania<\/td>\n0.624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
123<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff Algeria<\/td>\n0.621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
124<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf9 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe<\/td>\n0.620<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
125<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec Egypt<\/td>\n0.617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
126<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf8 Lesotho<\/td>\n0.614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
127<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 Ecuador<\/td>\n0.612<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 Iran<\/td>\n0.608<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfe Libya<\/td>\n0.608<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
128<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6 Namibia<\/td>\n0.608<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
131<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 India<\/td>\n0.607<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
131<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded Philippines<\/td>\n0.607<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
133<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf4 Angola<\/td>\n0.601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
133<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf1 Sierra Leone<\/td>\n0.601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf2 Comoros<\/td>\n0.590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddfc Zimbabwe<\/td>\n0.590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
137<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddee C\u00f4te d’Ivoire<\/td>\n0.589<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddef Benin<\/td>\n0.587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
138<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddec Uganda<\/td>\n0.587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
140<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddec Congo<\/td>\n0.583<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
141<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 Lebanon<\/td>\n0.575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
142<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf2 Zambia<\/td>\n0.566<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
143<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddec Togo<\/td>\n0.562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf9 Guatemala<\/td>\n0.561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf3 Honduras<\/td>\n0.561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
146<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddef Djibouti<\/td>\n0.560<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
147<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Mexico<\/td>\n0.558<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
148<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff Eswatini<\/td>\n0.556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
149<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 Colombia<\/td>\n0.551<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
150<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfc Malawi<\/td>\n0.549<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
151<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddff Mozambique<\/td>\n0.548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
152<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea Kenya<\/td>\n0.542<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
153<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf2 Gambia<\/td>\n0.528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
154<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf3 Guinea<\/td>\n0.527<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
155<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9 Bangladesh<\/td>\n0.526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf9 Ethiopia<\/td>\n0.516<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
157<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 Liberia<\/td>\n0.512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
158<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 Iraq<\/td>\n0.510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
159<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddfc Guinea-Bissau<\/td>\n0.508<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeb Burkina Faso<\/td>\n0.507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddec Papua New Guinea<\/td>\n0.507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
162<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria<\/td>\n0.495<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
163<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddea Niger<\/td>\n0.492<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
164<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf1 Mali<\/td>\n0.478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
165<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde9 Chad<\/td>\n0.476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
166<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf7 Mauritania<\/td>\n0.475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
167<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 Palestine<\/td>\n0.469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
168<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddec Madagascar<\/td>\n0.466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
169<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 Pakistan<\/td>\n0.462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
170<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 Somalia<\/td>\n0.455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 Cameroon<\/td>\n0.451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
172<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf2 Myanmar<\/td>\n0.442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
173<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf8 South Sudan<\/td>\n0.411<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
174<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee Burundi<\/td>\n0.407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
175<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde9 Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\n0.405<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
176<\/td>\n\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 Haiti<\/td>\n0.399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
177<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde9 Sudan<\/td>\n0.397<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
178<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe Syrian Arab Republic<\/td>\n0.364<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
179<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddeb Central African Republic<\/td>\n0.362<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
180<\/td>\n\ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea Yemen<\/td>\n0.323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
181<\/td>\n\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddeb Afghanistan<\/td>\n0.279<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The rankings reveal a sharp geographic divide. Northern Europe continues to set the global benchmark for women\u2019s wellbeing, while countries affected by\u00a0conflict<\/a>\u00a0and political instability cluster at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Denmark ranks first with a score of 0.939, followed by Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and New Zealand round out the global top 10. Afghanistan ranks last, with a score less than one-third of Denmark\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Why Nordic Countries Continue to Lead<\/h2>\n

Nordic countries occupy all five of the top positions thanks to consistently strong performance across the index\u2019s three dimensions: inclusion, justice, and security.<\/p>\n

Women in these countries generally benefit from high levels of education, workforce participation, legal protection, financial inclusion, and political representation, alongside relatively low rates of violence. Strong public institutions and broad social safety nets also help support gender equality throughout life.<\/p>\n

While no country scores a perfect 1.0, the Nordic region remains the global benchmark for women\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Outside Northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand continue to perform strongly. Costa Rica and Uruguay also enter the top global quintile for the first time, reflecting sustained gains in women\u2019s rights and wellbeing and making them notable standouts in Latin America.<\/p>\n

Conflict Remains the Biggest Divider<\/h2>\n

At the opposite end of the rankings are Afghanistan, Yemen, the Central African Republic, Syria, Sudan, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, South Sudan, and Myanmar. Many of these countries have experienced years of armed conflict, political instability, or humanitarian crises that\u00a0disproportionately<\/a>\u00a0affect women.<\/p>\n

More than 70% of women living in the 12 lowest-ranked countries reside within 50 kilometers of armed conflict, exposing them to higher risks of displacement and gender-based violence. Countries with greater exposure to conflict also tend to score worse on access to justice and maternal health.<\/p>\n

This aligns with broader research showing that violence against women rises during periods of instability, while fragile institutions often struggle to provide legal protections and support services. According to the\u00a0World Health Organization<\/a>, violence against women remains one of the world\u2019s most widespread human rights violations.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Wellbeing Reflects Broader Society<\/h2>\n

The WPS Index measures more than gender equality alone. By combining indicators across security, economic inclusion, healthcare, legal rights, and political participation, it provides a broader snapshot of how supportive countries are for women to live, work, and thrive.<\/p>\n

Countries that rank highly typically combine economic opportunity, strong legal protections, accessible healthcare, and low levels of violence. Nations facing prolonged instability, by contrast, often struggle across several dimensions at once.<\/p>\n

The rankings therefore offer a broader view of social resilience and institutional strength, not just women\u2019s outcomes in isolation.<\/p>\n

To explore more global demographic and workforce trends, check out\u00a0This Map Shows Where Women Work<\/a>\u00a0on the Voronoi app.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
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