Level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador

El Salvador: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 6.24 score in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.24 score
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 187 countries
All-time high
6.24 score
in 2024
All-time low
3.65 score
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador, 2015–2024

02462015201920242015: 3.6 score2016: 5.2 score2017: 5.3 score2018: 5 score2019: 4.6 score2020: 4.4 score2021: 5.5 score2022: 5.5 score2023: 6.2 score2024: 6.2 score

Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in score.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 6.24 score for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador peaked at 6.24 score in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.65 score, in 2015.

El Salvador ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador, 2015 to 2024.
Year score Change
2015 3.65 score
2016 5.18 score +41.9%
2017 5.33 score +2.9%
2018 4.95 score -7.1%
2019 4.61 score -6.9%
2020 4.42 score -4.1%
2021 5.48 score +24.0%
2022 5.48 score +0.0%
2023 6.22 score +13.5%
2024 6.24 score +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.74 score 3.65 score 5.33 score 5
2020s 5.57 score 4.42 score 6.24 score 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 15 Libya 6.49 score compare
  2. 16 Syria 6.47 score compare
  3. 17 Cambodia 6.42 score compare
  4. 19 Colombia 6.11 score compare
  5. 20 Egypt 6.05 score compare
  6. 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.02 score compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in El Salvador was 6.24 score in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 6.24 score in 2024.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.65 score in 2015.
How does El Salvador rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
El Salvador ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Unit
score
Source
International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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Level of national compliance with fundamental rights at work (freedom of association and collective bargaining), in a scale from 0 to 10. Higher values indicate higher levels of compliance.