Global Rankings
Labor Freedom Index
(0-100)
| Rank | Country | (0-100) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 161 | Denmark | 92 |
1 | 161 | Somalia | 92 |
3 | 4 | Hong Kong | 89 |
4 | 6 | Switzerland | 87 |
4 | 6 | Kazakhstan | 87 |
6 | 2 | Namibia | 85 |
7 | 10 | Uganda | 83 |
8 | 25 | Nigeria | 82 |
8 | 33 | Micronesia | 82 |
8 | 14 | Suriname | 82 |
11 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | 81 |
12 | 17 | Bhutan | 80 |
12 | 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 80 |
12 | 16 | Japan | 80 |
15 | 22 | Colombia | 79 |
16 | 44 | Austria | 78 |
16 | 161 | Samoa | 78 |
18 | 13 | Mongolia | 77 |
18 | 1 | Singapore | 77 |
20 | 44 | Jamaica | 76 |
20 | 8 | United States | 76 |
22 | 2 | Brunei | 75 |
22 | 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75 |
22 | 30 | Belarus | 75 |
25 | 80 | Lithuania | 74 |
25 | 161 | Italy | 74 |
27 | 83 | South Africa | 71 |
27 | 9 | New Zealand | 71 |
27 | 18 | Bahrain | 71 |
30 | 37 | Eritrea | 70 |
31 | 41 | Saudi Arabia | 69 |
31 | 161 | Dominica | 69 |
31 | 25 | Canada | 69 |
31 | 33 | Swaziland | 69 |
31 | 37 | Bahamas | 69 |
31 | 44 | Bulgaria | 69 |
37 | 35 | Uruguay | 68 |
38 | 44 | Burundi | 67 |
38 | 161 | Djibouti | 67 |
40 | 71 | Cyprus | 66 |
40 | 161 | Israel | 66 |
42 | 37 | Papua New Guinea | 65 |
42 | 41 | Hungary | 65 |
42 | 61 | Kiribati | 65 |
42 | 55 | Chile | 65 |
42 | 55 | Lesotho | 65 |
42 | 61 | Romania | 65 |
48 | 10 | Australia | 64 |
48 | 90 | Malawi | 64 |
48 | 55 | Thailand | 64 |
48 | 71 | China | 64 |
52 | 161 | Guyana | 63 |
52 | 55 | Peru | 63 |
52 | 71 | Slovenia | 63 |
55 | 90 | Malta | 62 |
55 | 111 | Spain | 62 |
55 | 30 | United Kingdom | 62 |
55 | 19 | Georgia | 62 |
55 | 44 | Botswana | 62 |
55 | 55 | Tanzania | 62 |
55 | 61 | Iceland | 62 |
55 | 66 | Kuwait | 62 |
55 | 66 | Haiti | 62 |
55 | 66 | Tunisia | 62 |
65 | 127 | Ukraine | 61 |
65 | 71 | Belgium | 61 |
65 | 71 | Uzbekistan | 61 |
65 | 86 | Estonia | 61 |
65 | 119 | Greece | 61 |
65 | 83 | Lebanon | 61 |
65 | 22 | Ireland | 61 |
72 | 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 |
72 | 25 | Solomon Islands | 60 |
72 | 161 | Qatar | 60 |
72 | 52 | Netherlands | 60 |
72 | 66 | Afghanistan | 60 |
72 | 96 | Taiwan | 60 |
78 | 83 | Sri Lanka | 59 |
78 | 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59 |
78 | 98 | Laos | 59 |
78 | 98 | Benin | 59 |
78 | 71 | Latvia | 59 |
83 | 161 | Seychelles | 58 |
83 | 71 | Mexico | 58 |
83 | 86 | Philippines | 58 |
83 | 41 | Saint Lucia | 58 |
83 | 138 | Yemen | 58 |
83 | 161 | Vanuatu | 58 |
83 | 143 | India | 58 |
90 | 102 | Jordan | 57 |
90 | 86 | Ethiopia | 57 |
90 | 161 | Montenegro | 57 |
90 | 93 | Kenya | 57 |
90 | 25 | Malaysia | 57 |
90 | 102 | Slovakia | 57 |
90 | 127 | Ecuador | 57 |
90 | 19 | Czech Republic | 57 |
98 | 135 | Madagascar | 56 |
98 | 122 | Syria | 56 |
98 | 80 | Comoros | 56 |
98 | 52 | Azerbaijan | 56 |
98 | 93 | South Korea | 56 |
98 | 114 | Brazil | 56 |
98 | 122 | Ivory Coast | 56 |
105 | 30 | Oman | 55 |
105 | 98 | Libya | 55 |
105 | 71 | Ghana | 55 |
105 | 111 | El Salvador | 55 |
105 | 80 | Costa Rica | 55 |
105 | 93 | Nicaragua | 55 |
111 | 71 | Angola | 54 |
111 | 111 | Mali | 54 |
111 | 98 | Belize | 54 |
111 | 102 | Gabon | 54 |
111 | 54 | Macedonia | 54 |
111 | 102 | Sweden | 54 |
111 | 61 | Vietnam | 54 |
111 | 148 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54 |
119 | 86 | Dominican Republic | 53 |
120 | 102 | Mauritania | 52 |
120 | 96 | Cape Verde | 52 |
120 | 102 | Albania | 52 |
120 | 102 | Germany | 52 |
120 | 114 | Algeria | 52 |
120 | 102 | Burkina Faso | 52 |
120 | 35 | Maldives | 52 |
127 | 132 | Argentina | 51 |
127 | 114 | Iran | 51 |
127 | 66 | Russia | 51 |
130 | 127 | Guatemala | 50 |
130 | 119 | Macao | 50 |
130 | 55 | Burma (Myanmar) | 50 |
133 | 122 | Indonesia | 49 |
133 | 127 | Norway | 49 |
135 | 138 | Nepal | 48 |
135 | 114 | Central African Republic | 48 |
135 | 127 | Niger | 48 |
135 | 61 | Cambodia | 48 |
135 | 148 | Turkey | 48 |
140 | 51 | Gambia | 47 |
140 | 22 | Armenia | 47 |
140 | 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47 |
143 | 37 | Iraq | 46 |
143 | 102 | Bolivia | 46 |
143 | 119 | Cameroon | 46 |
143 | 150 | Luxembourg | 46 |
143 | 150 | Moldova | 46 |
148 | 135 | Chad | 45 |
149 | 142 | Panama | 44 |
149 | 90 | France | 44 |
149 | 122 | Sudan | 44 |
149 | 138 | Croatia | 44 |
153 | 122 | Tajikistan | 43 |
153 | 14 | Rwanda | 43 |
153 | 143 | Portugal | 43 |
156 | 153 | Mozambique | 42 |
156 | 132 | Zambia | 42 |
158 | 143 | Pakistan | 41 |
158 | 153 | Liberia | 41 |
158 | 143 | Senegal | 41 |
161 | 44 | Bangladesh | 37 |
162 | 135 | Republic of the Congo | 36 |
163 | 138 | Zimbabwe | 35 |
164 | 147 | Venezuela | 34 |
164 | 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 34 |
166 | 156 | Morocco | 33 |
166 | 114 | Egypt | 33 |
168 | 158 | Honduras | 32 |
168 | 157 | Paraguay | 32 |
170 | 159 | Turkmenistan | 31 |
171 | 150 | Sierra Leone | 29 |
172 | 159 | Cuba | 20 |
173 | 161 | North Korea | 5 |