Level of national compliance with labor rights by country
Countries reporting
180
Highest
10
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0
Sweden
Median
1.67
Years covered
9
2015–2023
Data points
1,674
What the numbers show
Level of national compliance with labor rights is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 10 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.67, and the mean is 2.61.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 1,430.6%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 100.0%).
Level of national compliance with labor rights: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 10 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 10 | 2023 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10 | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 10 | 2023 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0.98 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 9.92 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 9.14 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 7 | China | 9.13 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Qatar | 8.72 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Sudan | 8.59 | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 8.23 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 11 | Iraq | 7.39 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 12 | Guatemala | 6.88 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 6.81 | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 6.7 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 6.64 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Ecuador | 6.5 | 2023 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 17 | Libya | 6.49 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.47 | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | Colombia | 6.31 | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 6.22 | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 6.14 | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 22 | Egypt | 6.05 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.02 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 5.95 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 25 | Djibouti | 5.76 | 2023 | up 203.2% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 5.73 | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 5.71 | 2023 | up 212.0% | rising |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 5.51 | 2023 | up 1,430.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 5.48 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 5.05 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 5.01 | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 5.01 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 4.99 | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.8 | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 35 | Peru | 4.77 | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 36 | Panama | 4.7 | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 37 | Maldives | 4.6 | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 38 | India | 4.45 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 4.18 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 40 | Lebanon | 4.17 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 40 | Oman | 4.17 | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 4.05 | 2023 | up 211.5% | rising |
| 43 | Bahrain | 4 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 4 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 3.98 | 2023 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 3.95 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 3.71 | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 48 | Jordan | 3.48 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.3 | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 50 | Brazil | 3.25 | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.17 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 52 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.16 | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 3.13 | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 54 | Nigeria | 3.08 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 54 | United States of America | 3.08 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 56 | Burundi | 3.02 | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 3.01 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 58 | Solomon Islands | 2.94 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 59 | Botswana | 2.91 | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 2.83 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 2.77 | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 62 | Eritrea | 2.74 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 63 | Kuwait | 2.71 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 64 | Singapore | 2.7 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Madagascar | 2.63 | 2023 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.58 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 2.54 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 68 | Mexico | 2.46 | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 69 | Morocco | 2.44 | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 70 | Liberia | 2.3 | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 71 | Angola | 2.27 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 2.27 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 73 | Lesotho | 2.21 | 2023 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 2.21 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | South Sudan | 2.18 | 2023 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 2.16 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 77 | Togo | 2.1 | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Indonesia | 2.02 | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 79 | Bahamas | 2 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 79 | Mozambique | 2 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 2 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 82 | Eswatini | 1.94 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 1.89 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.84 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 1.81 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 1.81 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 1.8 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 88 | Romania | 1.78 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 89 | Cuba | 1.75 | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 1.67 | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 90 | Samoa | 1.67 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 92 | Gambia | 1.64 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Mauritania | 1.63 | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 94 | Haiti | 1.62 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 1.62 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 1.6 | 2023 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 97 | Palau | 1.55 | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 98 | Somalia | 1.5 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 99 | Malta | 1.48 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 1.45 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 101 | Senegal | 1.44 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 1.43 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.43 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 1.43 | 2023 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 105 | Tuvalu | 1.42 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 1.41 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 106 | Serbia | 1.41 | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 1.37 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 109 | Comoros | 1.35 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Niger | 1.3 | 2023 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 111 | Rwanda | 1.28 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 112 | Uganda | 1.26 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 113 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.25 | 2023 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1.23 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Montenegro | 1.23 | 2023 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.16 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 117 | Croatia | 1.12 | 2023 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 118 | Japan | 1.11 | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 119 | New Zealand | 1.1 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 1.1 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 121 | Yemen | 1.08 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 1.07 | 2023 | up 24.4% | flat |
| 122 | Seychelles | 1.07 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.03 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 125 | South Africa | 0.98 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Poland | 0.91 | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.89 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 0.89 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 129 | Mali | 0.88 | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 129 | Namibia | 0.88 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 131 | Tonga | 0.87 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Greece | 0.85 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 0.75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Armenia | 0.73 | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.72 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.72 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 137 | Benin | 0.71 | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 137 | Gabon | 0.71 | 2023 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Kiribati | 0.71 | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 140 | Chad | 0.7 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Australia | 0.69 | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.68 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 0.54 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Barbados | 0.54 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Grenada | 0.54 | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 146 | Belize | 0.53 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Guyana | 0.53 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Belgium | 0.52 | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 0.52 | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.51 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 150 | Portugal | 0.51 | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 0.51 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 153 | Congo | 0.5 | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 153 | France | 0.5 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 0.47 | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 0.39 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Germany | 0.38 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Netherlands | 0.38 | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 160 | Canada | 0.36 | 2023 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 161 | Spain | 0.33 | 2023 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 162 | Denmark | 0.19 | 2023 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0.18 | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 163 | Czechia | 0.18 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Slovenia | 0.18 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Austria | 0.17 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | 0.17 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0.17 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 166 | Malawi | 0.17 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Suriname | 0.17 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Georgia | 0.15 | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Mongolia | 0.15 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Estonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Ireland | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Italy | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Lithuania | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Sweden | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |