Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period) by country
Maternity leave benefits refers to the total percentage of wages covered by all sources during paid maternity leave.
Countries reporting
132
Highest
100.0%
Angola
Lowest
50.0%
Chad
Median
100.0%
Years covered
9
2009–2017
Data points
665
What the numbers show
Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period) is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Angola; the lowest is 50.0% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 93.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 295.5%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 20.0%).
Maternal leave benefits: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Congo | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2017 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mozambique | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2017 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Yemen | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 90.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 90.0% | 2017 | up 221.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.0% | 2017 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Romania | 85.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Switzerland | 80.0% | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 80.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Iceland | 80.0% | 2017 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 108 | Italy | 80.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Latvia | 80.0% | 2017 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 113 | Belgium | 77.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Paraguay | 75.0% | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 114 | Slovakia | 75.0% | 2017 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 116 | Czechia | 70.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Hungary | 70.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 67.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Iran | 67.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Japan | 67.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Tunisia | 67.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Turkey | 67.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | South Africa | 66.0% | 2017 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 124 | Albania | 65.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Ireland | 59.0% | 2017 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 127 | Canada | 55.0% | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 50.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Denmark | 50.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Cambodia | 50.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Nigeria | 50.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Chad | 50.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 63.0%
About this data
Maternity leave benefits refers to the total percentage of wages covered by all sources during paid maternity leave.