Level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain

Spain: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.33 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 185 countries
All-time high
1
in 2015
All-time low
0.33
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain, 2015–2023

0.40.60.812015201920232015: 12016: 0.542017: 0.542018: 0.712019: 0.712020: 0.712021: 0.712022: 0.332023: 0.33

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain is 0.33, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 67.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 2022.

That places Spain 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 1
2016 0.54 -46.0%
2017 0.54 +0.0%
2018 0.71 +31.5%
2019 0.71 +0.0%
2020 0.71 +0.0%
2021 0.71 +0.0%
2022 0.33 -53.5%
2023 0.33 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7 0.54 1 5
2020s 0.52 0.33 0.71 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 158 Germany 0.38 compare
  2. 158 Netherlands 0.38 compare
  3. 160 Canada 0.36 compare
  4. 162 Denmark 0.19 compare
  5. 163 Czechia 0.18 compare
  6. 163 Slovenia 0.18 compare
  7. 163 Switzerland 0.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Spain was 0.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 2022.
How does Spain rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Spain ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 1,674 data points, 2015–2023
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