South Korea vs United States: Collective bargaining coverage rate
Collective bargaining coverage rate over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 15.6 against 12.1 in United States, a difference of 3.5.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
South Korea ranks 46th and United States ranks 49th of 68 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 13.38 | 0.58 | United States |
| 2010s | 13 | 11.93 | 1.07 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher collective bargaining coverage rate, South Korea or United States?
- South Korea, at 15.6 against 12.1 in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage rate between South Korea and United States?
- 3.5, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do South Korea and United States rank globally for collective bargaining coverage rate?
- South Korea ranks 46th and United States ranks 49th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Collective bargaining coverage rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The collective bargaining coverage rate conveys the number of employees whose pay and/or conditions of employment are determined by one or more collective agreement(s) as a percentage of the total number of employees. Collective bargaining coverage includes, to the extent possible, workers covered by collective agreements in virtue of their extension. Collective bargaining coverage rates are adjusted for the possibility that some workers do not have the right to bargain collectively over wages (e.g. workers in the public services who have their wages determined by state regulation or other methods involving consultation), unless otherwise stated in the notes. The statistics presented in this table result from an ILO data compilation effort (including an annual questionnaire and numerous special enquiries), with contributions from J. Visser. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.