Denmark vs Puerto Rico: Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited

Denmark
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Denmark rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
1st

Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited over time

  • Denmark
  • Puerto Rico
00.20.40.60.81197019962023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Puerto Rico
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) Puerto Rico
1990s 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) Puerto Rico
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment discrimination based on gender prohibited, Denmark or Puerto Rico?
Denmark, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment discrimination based on gender prohibited between Denmark and Puerto Rico?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Puerto Rico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Puerto Rico rank globally for employment discrimination based on gender prohibited?
Denmark ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

The law prohibits employers from discriminating based on sex or gender, or mandates equal treatment of women and men in employment.