Uzbekistan has jumped 51 places in the global Gender Equality and Governance Index, from 103rd to 52nd, as a sweeping legislative overhaul embeds equality provisions across the constitution, the national development strategy and more than 110 separate legal acts.
The World Bank's 2026 Women, Business and the Law report ranks Uzbekistan 48th out of 190 economies, up 43 places, with a legal framework score of 82.1 out of 100, above the global average of 67. The country achieved maximum scores in mobility, family, pay, childcare and asset rights, with further gains in labour and pension legislation.
