Economy
Ranking Unemployment Benefits Across the OECD 💼
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What we’re showing
This graphic ranks OECD countries by their level of unemployment benefits, measured by the % of previous in-work income a person would earn after being unemployed for one year.
What is the OECD?
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) promotes policies to improve economic and social well-being. As of 2024, it has 38 member countries plus a number of accession candidates.
Dataset
Rank | Country | % of previous in-work income received after 1 year |
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1 | Luxembourg | 87 |
2 | Belgium | 78 |
3 | Denmark | 78 |
4 | Bulgaria | 77 |
5 | Portugal | 75 |
6 | Switzerland | 72 |
7 | Norway | 67 |
8 | France | 66 |
9 | Spain | 66 |
10 | Netherlands | 64 |
11 | Sweden | 64 |
12 | Italy | 62 |
13 | Iceland | 61 |
14 | Germany | 60 |
15 | Finland | 58 |
16 | Austria | 51 |
17 | Malta | 49 |
18 | Greece | 47 |
19 | Estonia | 45 |
20 | Slovenia | 44 |
21 | New Zealand | 42 |
22 | Croatia | 41 |
23 | Cyprus | 38 |
24 | Japan | 38 |
25 | Romania | 38 |
26 | Ireland | 35 |
27 | Australia | 32 |
28 | Poland | 31 |
29 | Korea | 23 |
30 | Canada | 22 |
31 | Israel | 22 |
32 | Lithuania | 21 |
33 | Czechia | 20 |
34 | UK | 16 |
35 | Latvia | 14 |
36 | Slovak Republic | 10 |
37 | Türkiye | 10 |
38 | Hungary | 9 |
39 | U.S. | 9 |
Data sources
Calculations refer to a single person without children whose previous in-work earnings were 67% of the average wage.
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