BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 2. China
scored 70.00 on the legal frameworks index in the World Bank’s
Women, Business and the Law 2026 report, Trend reports via the WB.
The information indicates that legal gender equality
varies significantly across regions and income levels, revealing
stark disparities in both overall performance and internal
consistency. Among the economies evaluated, OECD high-income
countries lead with an average score of 87.93, followed by Europe
and Central Asia at 80.62, and Latin America and the Caribbean at
72.15. In contrast, the Middle East and North Africa region records
the lowest regional average at 43.24, underscoring persistent legal
gaps that hinder women’s economic participation.
Notably, regional differences are pronounced: the gap between
the highest- and lowest-scoring economies is widest in East Asia
and the Pacific, with a discrepancy of 73.27 points, while Europe
and Central Asia exhibit the smallest spread at 30.23 points.
Recent official statistics indicate that women represent
approximately 48-49% of China's total population, amounting to
around 690 million out of 1.41 billion.
