Data for 2016
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016
2016, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016 covers 187 countries. 2 countries share the highest reading, 10.00; 12 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 1.46. Against 2015, 86 values changed (42 up, 44 down), 2 countries joined.
Compliance with Labour Rights · Data for 2016
Highest2 countries share it
10.00Lowest12 countries share it
0.00Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 10.00 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 10.00 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 8.59 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 8.28 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 8.13 | — |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 7.09 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 7.05 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 6.98 | — |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 6.64 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 6.49 | — |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 6.48 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6.47 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 6.44 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 6.31 | — |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 6.31 | — |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 6.18 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.02 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 5.79 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.68 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 5.57 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 5.48 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 5.29 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 5.18 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.97 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 4.96 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 4.89 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4.87 | — |
 PeruPERSouth America | 4.75 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 4.72 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.62 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 4.62 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.48 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.38 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 4.34 | — |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4.23 | — |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 4.07 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 4.05 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 3.81 | — |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 3.78 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3.46 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.40 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.34 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.34 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.30 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 3.27 | — |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 3.23 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 3.22 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 3.11 | — |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.10 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.84 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.76 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.72 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2.70 | — |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.65 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.64 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.58 | — |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.55 | — |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 2.51 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.50 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 2.49 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.44 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 2.41 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.37 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2.34 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.28 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 2.21 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 2.19 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.16 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 2.11 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 2.10 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.09 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 2.00 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 2.00 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 1.97 | — |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.90 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.84 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1.84 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 1.83 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.83 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 1.81 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.79 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.77 | — |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 1.72 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1.64 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 1.64 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 1.62 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.61 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1.60 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1.57 | — |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1.56 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 1.52 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1.49 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.46 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.46 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.46 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.44 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.44 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 1.43 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.43 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 1.43 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 1.43 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 1.40 | — |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 1.39 | — |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 1.35 | — |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 1.34 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.30 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.29 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.28 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 1.27 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1.26 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1.26 | — |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1.26 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.25 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1.24 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.23 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.20 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1.16 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.09 | — |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 1.08 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.08 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.08 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 1.06 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1.05 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.05 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.02 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.98 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.98 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.88 | — |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.87 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.85 | — |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.83 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.75 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.73 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.72 | — |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.72 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.72 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.72 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.71 | — |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.71 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.70 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.69 | — |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.68 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.67 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.67 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.65 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.57 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.57 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.54 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.54 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.54 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.54 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.53 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.53 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.53 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.53 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.53 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.52 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.51 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.50 | — |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.39 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.38 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.36 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.36 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.35 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.35 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.19 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.18 | — |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.17 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.17 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.15 | The score should be treated with care due to the possibility of insufficient information in the textual sources, based on comparison with an externally produced indicator (see Metadata, point 4.f.) |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.15 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.00 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.00 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.00 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | — |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- United Arab Emiratesshared10.00
- Iranshared10.00
- Qatar8.59
- Vietnam8.28
- China8.13
Lowest
- Slovakiashared0.00
- Surinameshared0.00
- San Marinoshared0.00
- Norwayshared0.00
- Mongoliashared0.00
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 1.46. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −0countries joined / left
- 86values changed, of 185 in both
- 42 · 44rose · fell
- 99unchanged
Rose most
- Djibouti1.90 → 6.18+4.28
- Uzbekistan2.73 → 6.98+4.25
- El Salvador3.65 → 5.18+1.53
- Cameroon1.54 → 2.84+1.30
- Botswana2.03 → 3.11+1.08
+ Cook Islands+ TongaBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2016.
135 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 12 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
163 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
International Labour Organization (ILO) (2016). Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-rights-compliance/2016
0610 held
Other years
‹ The year before
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2015185 countries
The year after ›
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2017187 countries
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Compliance with Labour Rights: every year10 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest labour rights compliance in Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016?
2 countries share the highest reading, 10.00, so no single country is named.
What year does Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016 cover?
187.
Where can I download Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Compliance with Labour Rights, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Compliance with Labour Rights, 2024.