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Labor freedom index (0-100), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 174 countries was 56 points. The highest value was in Austria: 79 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 5 points. The indicator is available from 2005 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Labor freedom, 2024 Global rank Available data
Austria 79 1 2005 - 2024
USA 78 2 2005 - 2024
Guyana 77 3 2005 - 2024
Singapore 77 4 2005 - 2024
Brunei 75 5 2014 - 2024
Nigeria 74 6 2005 - 2024
Micronesia 73 7 2009 - 2024
South Africa 72 8 2005 - 2024
Italy 71 9 2005 - 2024
Samoa 71 10 2009 - 2024
Bahamas 70 11 2005 - 2024
Canada 70 12 2005 - 2024
New Zealand 70 13 2005 - 2024
Bulgaria 69 14 2005 - 2024
Fiji 69 15 2005 - 2024
Japan 69 16 2005 - 2024
Mauritius 69 17 2005 - 2024
Norway 69 18 2005 - 2024
Taiwan 69 19 2005 - 2024
Croatia 68 20 2005 - 2024
Iceland 68 21 2005 - 2024
Mongolia 68 22 2005 - 2024
Romania 68 23 2005 - 2024
Serbia 68 24 2009 - 2024
Cyprus 67 25 2005 - 2024
Finland 66 26 2005 - 2024
Latvia 66 27 2005 - 2024
Sweden 66 28 2005 - 2024
Australia 65 29 2005 - 2024
Denmark 65 30 2005 - 2024
Jamaica 65 31 2005 - 2024
Papua N.G. 65 32 2009 - 2024
Slovenia 65 33 2005 - 2024
UA Emirates 65 34 2005 - 2024
Belize 64 35 2005 - 2024
Estonia 64 36 2005 - 2024
Malta 64 37 2005 - 2024
Spain 64 38 2005 - 2024
Georgia 63 39 2005 - 2024
Greece 63 40 2005 - 2024
Ireland 63 41 2005 - 2024
Kazakhstan 63 42 2005 - 2024
Montenegro 63 43 2009 - 2024
Namibia 63 44 2005 - 2024
Suriname 63 45 2005 - 2024
UK 63 46 2005 - 2024
Burkina Faso 62 47 2005 - 2024
Colombia 62 48 2005 - 2024
Costa Rica 62 49 2005 - 2024
Hungary 62 50 2005 - 2024
Lithuania 62 51 2005 - 2024
Panama 62 52 2005 - 2024
Tanzania 62 53 2005 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 61 54 2005 - 2024
Botswana 61 55 2005 - 2024
France 61 56 2005 - 2024
Netherlands 61 57 2005 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 61 58 2009 - 2024
Switzerland 61 59 2005 - 2024
Uruguay 61 60 2005 - 2024
Indonesia 60 61 2005 - 2024
Mauritania 60 62 2005 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 60 63 2009 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 60 64 2005 - 2024
Armenia 59 65 2005 - 2024
Belgium 59 66 2005 - 2024
Benin 59 67 2005 - 2024
Chile 59 68 2005 - 2024
Czechia 59 69 2005 - 2024
Peru 59 70 2005 - 2024
China 58 71 2005 - 2024
India 58 72 2005 - 2024
Israel 58 73 2005 - 2024
Kiribati 58 74 2009 - 2024
Lebanon 58 75 2005 - 2024
Lesotho 58 76 2005 - 2024
Luxembourg 58 77 2005 - 2024
Malaysia 58 78 2005 - 2024
Mexico 58 79 2005 - 2024
Philippines 58 80 2005 - 2024
Poland 58 81 2005 - 2024
Portugal 58 82 2005 - 2024
Saint Lucia 58 83 2009 - 2024
Slovakia 58 84 2005 - 2024
Bahrain 57 85 2005 - 2024
Bhutan 57 86 2009 - 2024
Brazil 57 87 2005 - 2024
Ecuador 57 88 2005 - 2024
Ivory Coast 57 89 2005 - 2024
Jordan 57 90 2005 - 2024
Kenya 57 91 2005 - 2024
Russia 57 92 2005 - 2024
South Korea 57 93 2005 - 2024
Azerbaijan 56 94 2005 - 2024
Barbados 56 95 2005 - 2024
Comoros 56 96 2009 - 2024
DR Congo 56 97 2009 - 2024
Ghana 56 98 2005 - 2024
Madagascar 56 99 2005 - 2024
Malawi 56 100 2005 - 2024
North Macedonia 56 101 2005 - 2024
Thailand 56 102 2005 - 2024
Tonga 56 103 2009 - 2024
Tunisia 56 104 2005 - 2024
El Salvador 55 105 2005 - 2024
Gabon 55 106 2005 - 2024
G.-Bissau 55 107 2005 - 2024
Haiti 55 108 2005 - 2024
Senegal 55 109 2005 - 2024
Sri Lanka 55 110 2005 - 2024
Swaziland 55 111 2005 - 2024
Turkey 55 112 2005 - 2024
Uganda 55 113 2005 - 2024
Vietnam 55 114 2005 - 2024
Argentina 54 115 2005 - 2024
Chad 54 116 2005 - 2024
Germany 54 117 2005 - 2024
Mali 54 118 2005 - 2024
Niger 54 119 2005 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 53 120 2005 - 2024
Kuwait 53 121 2005 - 2024
Oman 53 122 2005 - 2024
Qatar 53 123 2005 - 2024
Albania 52 124 2005 - 2024
Cape Verde 52 125 2005 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 52 126 2005 - 2024
Maldives 52 127 2009 - 2024
Pakistan 52 128 2005 - 2024
Togo 52 129 2005 - 2024
Algeria 51 130 2005 - 2024
Angola 51 131 2006 - 2024
Eritrea 51 132 2009 - 2024
Seychelles 51 133 2009 - 2024
Djibouti 50 134 2005 - 2024
Dominica 50 135 2009 - 2024
Guatemala 50 136 2005 - 2024
Guinea 49 137 2005 - 2024
Iran 49 138 2005 - 2024
Morocco 49 139 2005 - 2024
Gambia 48 140 2005 - 2024
Moldova 48 141 2005 - 2024
Mozambique 48 142 2005 - 2024
Nepal 48 143 2005 - 2024
Uzbekistan 48 144 2005 - 2024
Bangladesh 47 145 2005 - 2024
Cambodia 47 146 2005 - 2024
Nicaragua 47 147 2005 - 2024
Belarus 46 148 2005 - 2024
Bolivia 46 149 2005 - 2024
Burma 46 150 2005 - 2024
Cameroon 46 151 2005 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 46 152 2005 - 2024
Liberia 44 153 2009 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 44 154 2005 - 2024
Tajikistan 44 155 2005 - 2024
Laos 43 156 2005 - 2024
Burundi 42 157 2006 - 2024
R. of Congo 42 158 2005 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 42 159 2009 - 2024
Sudan 42 160 2013 - 2024
C.A. Republic 40 161 2005 - 2024
Paraguay 40 162 2005 - 2024
Rwanda 40 163 2005 - 2024
Vanuatu 40 164 2009 - 2024
Zambia 40 165 2005 - 2024
Ethiopia 39 166 2005 - 2024
Honduras 39 167 2005 - 2024
Venezuela 36 168 2005 - 2024
Egypt 33 169 2005 - 2024
Zimbabwe 33 170 2005 - 2024
Turkmenistan 30 171 2005 - 2024
Sierra Leone 24 172 2005 - 2024
Cuba 20 173 2005 - 2024
North Korea 5 174 2005 - 2024



Definition: The Labor freedom index is composed of six quantitative factors: ratio of minimum wage to the average value added per worker, hindrance to hiring additional workers, rigidity of hours, difficulty of firing redundant employees, legally mandated notice period, and mandatory severance pay. The index is based on data collected in connection with the World Bank’s Doing Business study.

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