Ireland vs Spain: Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited

Ireland

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Spain

1 (1=yes; 0=no)

in 2023

Ireland rank

1st

Spain rank

1st

Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited over time

Ireland currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Spain, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Ireland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 188 regions.

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: 07 August 2026

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