Section 3 SCORES AND RANKINGS
Overview of Overall Scores and Rankings
A Regional Overview
Disclaimer: The maps used in this report are sourced from AM Charts and
may not reflect the political ground realities. For reference, please see https://www.amcharts.com/
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE AND REGIONAL COMPARISON
| Region | Number of Countries |
| Caucasus and Central Asia | 4 |
| East Asia | 4 |
| Eastern Europe | 21 |
| Latin America and The Caribbean | 16 |
| Middle East and North Africa | 17 |
| North America | 2 |
| Oceania | 3 |
| South Asia | 6 |
| South East Asia | 9 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 37 |
| Western Europe | 16 |
CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Azerbaijan | 86.5 | 86.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (75); Fair Wages (80); Social Security (80) |
| Kazakhstan | 84.5 | 82 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Fair Treatment (60); Family Responsibilities (75) |
| Kyrgyz Republic | - | 76 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Employment Security (60) ; Fair Treatment (60) |
| Uzbekistan | - | 73.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (40); Fair Wages (60) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
EAST ASIA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| China | 71 | 71 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (40); Family Responsibilities (50) |
| Japan | 72.5 | 72.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Employment Security (40) ; Fair Treatment (40); Trade Union (50) |
| Mongolia | 76.5 | 82.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Employment Security (60); Fair Wages (60) |
| Republic of Korea | 75.5 | 81 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Fair Treatment (60); Social Security (60) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
EASTERN EUROPE
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Albania | 85 | 82.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Employment Security (60) ; Family Responsibilities (75) |
| Belarus | 77.5 | 75.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Family Responsibilities (50); Employment Security (60) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | NA | 88 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Fair Treatment (80); Fair Wages (80) |
| Bulgaria | 88.5 | 91 | Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Employment Security (60) |
| Croatia | 85 | 87.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Fair Wages (60); Trade Union (75) |
| Cyprus | 83.5 | 83.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Fair Wages (40); Family Responsibilities (75) |
| Czechia | 87.5 | 92 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Fair Wages (80); Social Security (80) |
| Estonia | 85 | 85 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Family Responsibilities (75); Trade Union (75) |
| Greece | 89 | 96 | Decent Work | Employment Security (80); Fair Wages (80) |
| Hungary | 88.5 | 93.5 | Decent Work | Trade Union (75); Employment Security (80); Fair Wages (80) |
| Latvia | 93 | 93 | Decent Work | Trade Union (75); Child and Forced Labour (75); Employment Security (80) |
| Lithuania | 96 | 93.5 | Decent Work | Trade Union (75); Employment Security (80); Social Security (80) |
| Montenegro | 89.5 | 89 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Trade Union (75); Family Responsibilities (75) |
| Poland | 91 | 89 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Trade Union (75); Child and Forced Labour (75) |
| Romania | 91 | 91 | Decent Work | Trade Union (75); Child and Forced Labour (75) ; Employment Security (80) |
| Russian Federation | 80 | 82 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Fair Treatment (60); Child and Forced Labour (75) |
| Serbia | NA | 91.5 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Trade Union (75); Social Security (80) |
| Slovakia | 91 | 91 | Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (50); Employment Security (60) |
| Slovenia | 88 | 88 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Fair Wages (60); Social Security (80) |
| Türkiye | 80 | 82.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Fair Wages (60); Child and Forced Labour (75) |
| Ukraine | 78 | 80.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Trade Union (50); Fair Treatment (60) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Brazil | 77 | 79 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (50); Social Security (60) |
| Chile | 75 | 75.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Fair Treatment (60); Decent Working Hours (60) |
| Colombia | 73 | 73 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Family Responsibilities (50); Fair Treatment (60) |
| Costa Rica | 73 | 73 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (50); Decent Working Hours (60) |
| Cuba | - | 60.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (25); Employment Security (40) |
| El Salvador | 61.5 | 61.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (25); Social Security (40) |
| Guatemala | 58.5 | 54 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (20); Family Responsibilities (25) |
| Haiti | NA | 58 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Wages (40) |
| Honduras | 70 | 68 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (25); Decent Working Hours (60) |
| Mexico | 71.5 | 74 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Family Responsibilities (50); Decent Working Hours (60) |
| Nicaragua | 76 | 78.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (50); Employment Security (60); Trade Union (75) |
| Paraguay | 82.5 | 82.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (50); Employment Security (60); Decent Working Hours (80) |
| Peru | 78 | 74 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (40); Family Responsibilities (50); Employment Security (60) |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | - | 81 | Approaching Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (50); Trade Union (50); Child and Forced Labour (75) |
*The column on the violated rights shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. Number in the bracket shows the score (out of 100) of the country on that specific indicator.
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Algeria | - | 67 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (50); Fair Wages (60) |
| Bahrain | 63 | 67 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Fair Wages (40); Maternity at Work (40) |
| Egypt | 69.5 | 65 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (40); Family Responsibilities (50) |
| Iran | 69.5 | 69 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Maternity at Work (40); Family Responsibilities (50) |
| Iraq | 78 | 73.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Family Responsibilities (50); Maternity at Work (60) |
| Israel | 69 | 64 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (0); Safe Work (50); Employment Security (60) |
| Jordan | - | 65 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Wages (40); Fair Treatment (60) |
| Kuwait | 59 | 61 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (20); Employment Security (40) |
| Lebanon | 47 | 47 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (0); Fair Treatment (20) |
| Libya | - | 62 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Treatment (40) |
| Morocco | 77 | 79.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Treatment (60); Trade Union (70) |
| Oman | 51.5 | 49 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (0); Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (40) |
| Qatar | 45 | 47 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (0); Maternity at Work (20) |
| Saudi Arabia | 58 | 56 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Maternity at Work (20); Family Responsibilities (25) |
| Tunisia | 65.5 | 65.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Employment Security (40); Family Responsibilities |
| United Arab Emirates | 42.5 | 47 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Wages (40); Maternity at Work (40); |
| Yemen | 54.5 | 57 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Maternity at Work (20); Fair Treatment (20); Family Responsibilities |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
NORTH AMERICA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Canada | 76 | 76 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Employment Security (40); Social Security (60) |
| United States of America | 59.5 | 63.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Employment Security (20); Trade Union (25); Decent Working Hours (40) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
OCEANIA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Australia | 72 | 77 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Employment Security (20); Social Security (40); Family Responsibilities (75) |
| New Zealand | 68.5 | 65.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Family Responsibilities (25); Employment Security (40) |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 41.5 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Maternity at Work (20); Family Responsibilities (25) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
SOUTH ASIA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Afghanistan | - | 55 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (20); Fair Wages (40) |
| Bangladesh | 47 | 48 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Social Security (0); Family Responsibilities (0); Fair Treatment (20) |
| India | 67 | 65 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Treatment (20); Trade Union (25); Employment Security (40) |
| Nepal | - | 72 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Maternity at Work (40); Family Responsibilities (50); Trade Union (50) |
| Pakistan | 51 | 51 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (0); Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (20) |
| Sri Lanka | 49.5 | 47 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (25); Maternity at Work (40) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Cambodia | 68.5 | 66 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Treatment (60); |
| Indonesia | 60.5 | 60.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (25); Maternity at Work (40) |
| Lao PDR | - | 71.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (40); Trade Union (50); Family Responsibilities (50) |
| Malaysia | 50 | 48 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Family Responsibilities (0); Fair Treatment (20) |
| Myanmar | 63 | 63 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Treatment (20) ; Family Responsibilities (25) ; Trade Union (50) |
| Philippines | 62 | 68.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (50); Fair Treatment (60); |
| Singapore | 51.5 | 46.5 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Employment Security (20); Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (25); |
| Thailand | 62 | 62 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Maternity at Work (60); Employment Security (60); |
| Viet Nam | 66.5 | 75 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (50); Employment Security (60) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Angola | 74.5 | 72 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Social Security (40); Family Responsibilities (50); Trade Union (50) |
| Benin | 61 | 63.5 | 63.5 Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Family Responsibilities (25) ; Employment Security (40) |
| Botswana | 49 | 42 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Maternity at Work (0); Employment Security (0); Trade Union (25) |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 75 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Family Responsibilities (50); Social Security (60) |
| Burundi | 60.5 | 72 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Maternity at Work (40); Employment Security (60) |
| Cabo Verde | 81.5 | 79.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Maternity at Work (60); Trade Union (75) |
| Cameroon | 56.5 | 56.5 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Fair Wages (40) |
| Central African Republic | NA | 53.5 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Maternity at Work (40) |
| Chad | 60.5 | 60.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Treatment (40) |
| Congo | NA | 64 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Wages (40); Fair Treatment (40) |
| Côte D'Ivoire | NA | 78.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Wages (60); Fair Treatment (60) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 64 | 64.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Employment Security (40) |
| Ethiopia | 60.5 | 62.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (0); Trade Union (25); Decent Working Hours (60) |
| Gabon | NA | 70 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Treatment (60) |
| Gambia | NA | 55 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Family Responsibilities (25); Employment Security (40) |
| Ghana | 59.5 | 59.5 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Employment Security (20); Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Wages (40) |
| Guinea | 80.5 | 80.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (50); Fair Treatment (60); Trade Union (70) |
| Kenya | 65.5 | 66 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (40); Family Responsibilities (50); Decent Working Hours (60) |
| Lesotho | 52.5 | 50.5 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Fair Wages (40) |
| Liberia | NA | 61 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Trade Union (25); Family Responsibilities (50) |
| Madagascar | 69 | 65 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Social Security (60) |
| Malawi | 61 | 68 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Social Security (0); Family Responsibilities (50); Maternity at Work (60) |
| Mali | 54 | 56.5 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Treatment (40); Fair Wages (40) |
| Mozambique | 66.5 | 69 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Maternity at Work (60) |
| Namibia | 68.5 | 68.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (0); Employment Security (20); Trade Union (50) |
| Niger | 64.5 | 64.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Social Security (60) |
| Nigeria | 28.5 | 29 | Total Lack of Decent Work | Social Security (0); Trade Union (20); Maternity at Work (20) |
| Rwanda | 67.5 | 63.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Fair Wages (40); Maternity at Work (40) |
| Senegal | 62 | 62.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Fair Wages (40) |
| South Africa | 81 | 79 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Family Responsibilities (50); Social Security (60) |
| South Sudan | 74 | 73.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (25); Fair Wages (40); Family Responsibilities (50) |
| Sudan | 52 | 52 | Basic Access to Decent Work | Trade Union (0); Fair Treatment (20); Family Responsibilities (25) |
| Togo | 67.5 | 67.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Fair Wages (20); Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (50) |
| Uganda | 68 | 68 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (0); Maternity at Work (40); Employment Security (40) |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 74 | 74 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Employment Security (40); Fair Wages (60) |
| Zambia | 71 | 66.5 | Limited Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Trade Union (25); Fair Wages (60) |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 71.5 | Reasonable Access to Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (50); Trade Union (50); Social Security (60) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.
WESTERN EUROPE
| Country | Score 2020 | Score 2022 | Rating 2022 | Lowest Indicator Score |
| Austria | 90 | 87.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Trade Union (75); Fair Treatment (80) |
| Belgium | 92 | 96 | Decent Work | Employment Security (80); Social Security (80) |
| Denmark | 89 | 91.5 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Family Responsibilities (75); Social Security (80) |
| Finland | 96 | 94 | Decent Work | Employment Security (40) |
| France | 92 | 92 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Social Security (80); Fair Wages (80) |
| Germany | 84 | 86.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Trade Union (50); Family Responsibilities (75); Employment Security (80) |
| Ireland | 81 | 81 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Fair Wages (40); Family Responsibilities (75) |
| Italy | 91.5 | 94 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Fair Wages (80) |
| Luxembourg | 89.5 | 87.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Social Security (60); Family Responsibilities (75) |
| Malta | 84.5 | 84.5 | Approaching Decent Work | Family Responsibilities (25); Employment Security (40); Fair Wages (80) |
| Netherlands | 88 | 88 | Approaching Decent Work | Fair Wages (40); Employment Security (80); Decent Working Hours (80) |
| Norway | 88 | 88 | Approaching Decent Work | Social Security (40); Employment Security (60) ; Fair Wages (80) |
| Portugal | 93 | 91 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Trade Union (75); Child and Forced Labour (75) |
| Spain | 87.5 | 90 | Approaching Decent Work | Fair Wages (40); Employment Security (80); Social Security (80) |
| Sweden | 92 | 92 | Decent Work | Employment Security (60); Social Security (80); Maternity at Work (80) |
| United Kingdom | 81 | 83 | Approaching Decent Work | Employment Security (40); Trade Union (50); Fair Wages (60) |
*The column on Lowest Indicator Score shows three indicators on which the country has scored the lowest. These are relatively less protected rights in the country. The number in the bracket indicates the country's score (out of 100) on that specific indicator.