Namibia vs Syria: Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited

Namibia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Syria
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Namibia rank
1st
Syria rank
1st

Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited over time

  • Namibia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria, 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 Syria ahead.

Namibia ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) β€”
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) β€”
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) β€”
2000s 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Namibia
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) β€”
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment discrimination based on gender prohibited, Namibia or Syria?
Namibia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment discrimination based on gender prohibited between Namibia and Syria?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Syria rank globally for employment discrimination based on gender prohibited?
Namibia ranks 1st and Syria 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.

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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.