Level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 3.13 score in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.13 score
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.13 score
in 2022
All-time low
2.18 score
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka, 2015–2024

01232015201920242015: 2.2 score2016: 2.4 score2017: 2.4 score2018: 2.4 score2019: 2.4 score2020: 2.4 score2021: 2.4 score2022: 3.1 score2023: 3.1 score2024: 3.1 score

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 3.13 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 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.13 score in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.18 score, in 2015.

Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka, 2015 to 2024.
Year score Change
2015 2.18 score
2016 2.37 score +8.7%
2017 2.37 score +0.0%
2018 2.37 score +0.0%
2019 2.37 score +0.0%
2020 2.37 score +0.0%
2021 2.37 score +0.0%
2022 3.13 score +32.1%
2023 3.13 score +0.0%
2024 3.13 score +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.33 score 2.18 score 2.37 score 5
2020s 2.83 score 2.37 score 3.13 score 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 52 Brazil 3.25 score compare
  2. 53 Mexico 3.2 score compare
  3. 54 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.16 score compare
  4. 56 Nigeria 3.08 score compare
  5. 57 Burundi 3.02 score compare
  6. 58 Paraguay 3.01 score compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Sri Lanka was 3.13 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 3.13 score in 2022.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2.18 score in 2015.
How does Sri Lanka rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.