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United States

Compared to 26 Other Developed Countries
United States's Ranking: 37 / 177 Index Score 0.823
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 13.5 United States 13.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Canada 13.9 Worst in Group 2023 Portugal 9.6

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 United States 70 2023 Best in Group 2023 Sweden 80 Worst in Group 2023 Greece 55

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 94.8 United States 96.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Austria 100 Worst in Group 2023 Portugal 90.2

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 89.7 United States 98 2023 Best in Group 2023 Denmark 100 Worst in Group 2023 Canada 85

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 19.4 United States 27.9 2023 Best in Group 2023 New Zealand 50 Worst in Group 2023 Japan 15.5

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 United States 91.3 2023 Best in Group 2023 Canada 100 Worst in Group 2023 Japan 78.8

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 United States 3.51 2023 Best in Group 2023 Denmark 3.96 Worst in Group 2023 Canada 2.61

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 United States 21.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Norway 1.7 Worst in Group 2023 United States 21.1

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 United States 104.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Belgium 104.8 Worst in Group 2023 Malta 106.7

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 United States 6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Switzerland 2 Worst in Group 2023 Finland 8

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 66.8 United States 61 2023 Best in Group 2023 Singapore 94 Worst in Group 2023 New Zealand 42

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 United States 0.03 2023 Best in Group 2023 Austria 0 Worst in Group 2023 Israel 0.07

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 United States 0 2023 Best in Group 2023 Austria 0 Worst in Group 2023 Israel 97.2

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