social2022

Labor unions

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data111 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
36.7%
Median: 37.7%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Vietnam
85.7%
Lowest
Egypt
8.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Vietnam85.7%
2Myanmar72.0%
3Norway70.5%
4People's Republic of China66.8%
5Philippines64.3%
By Region
Asia48.9%(20 countries)
Europe36.7%(32 countries)
Africa36.1%(8 countries)
Other33.7%(38 countries)
Oceania28.6%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (8.7%)High (85.7%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.7%)

Asia (20)
Europe (32)
Africa (8)
Other (38)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Vietnam85.7%
2Myanmar72.0%
3Norway70.5%
4People's Republic of China66.8%
5Philippines64.3%
6Denmark62.0%
7Uzbekistan61.5%
8United Republic of Tanzania60.8%
9Bangladesh60.0%
10Pakistan59.4%
11Malaysia58.9%
12Ghana58.4%
13Sweden55.9%
14Macao55.9%
15India55.3%
16Taiwan, Province of China54.5%
17Kazakhstan54.4%
18Finland53.2%
19Maldives52.7%
20Iceland52.0%
21Luxembourg51.5%
22Indonesia51.2%
23Islamic Republic of Iran50.2%
24Rwanda50.2%
25Singapore49.6%
26Austria49.1%
27Belarus49.1%
28Ireland48.6%
29Mali48.4%
30Thailand48.3%
31Zimbabwe47.7%
32Chile47.1%
33Uganda47.1%
34Belgium46.6%
35Nigeria46.4%
36Slovakia45.2%
37Tajikistan45.2%
38Kyrgyzstan45.2%
39Ethiopia45.1%
40Türkiye44.3%
41Germany43.3%
42Canada42.8%
43Kenya42.4%
44Burkina Faso42.2%
45Azerbaijan42.0%
46Switzerland41.7%
47South Korea41.7%
48Netherlands41.5%
49South Africa41.3%
50Hong Kong40.9%
51Latvia40.2%
52Portugal39.6%
53Jordan38.7%
54Japan38.4%
55Lithuania38.1%
56Malta37.7%
57Haiti37.0%
58Czech Republic35.0%
59United Kingdom34.8%
60France34.7%
61Estonia33.7%
62Cyprus33.0%
63United States of America32.6%
64Brazil32.5%
65Russian Federation32.3%
66Moldova, Republic of31.2%
67Iraq30.8%
68Uruguay30.3%
69Mongolia30.1%
70Ecuador29.4%
71Australia29.0%
72Zambia29.0%
73New Zealand28.2%
74Ukraine27.0%
75Spain26.7%
76Italy25.8%
77Montenegro25.5%
78Poland25.3%
79Bosnia and Herzegovina25.3%
80The Republic of North Macedonia24.8%
81State of Palestine24.7%
82Algeria24.1%
83Georgia23.0%
84Morocco22.6%
85Tunisia21.5%
86Puerto Rico21.5%
87Hungary21.1%
88Trinidad and Tobago20.9%
89Mexico19.8%
90Romania19.8%
91Lebanon18.8%
92Slovenia18.6%
93Dominican Republic18.0%
94Andorra17.7%
95Greece17.7%
96Armenia17.6%
97Argentina17.6%
98El Salvador17.1%
99Bolivia14.8%
100Croatia14.8%
101Serbia14.6%
102Guatemala14.3%
103Libya13.8%
104Peru13.7%
105Bulgaria13.5%
106Albania11.9%
107Yemen11.3%
108Colombia11.3%
109Nicaragua11.2%
110Venezuela10.4%
111Egypt8.7%
Showing 111 of 111 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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