WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does the constitution guarantee income security for persons with disabilities?

Map reflects constitutions in place as of May 2017.

No specific provision means that the constitution does not specifically mention a guarantee of income security. This does not mean persons with disabilities are denied the right to income security, only that it is not explicitly granted.

Aspirational means that the constitution mentions income security but does not use language strong enough to be considered a guarantee. For example, the country might “endeavor” to provide income security, or it might be the “responsibility” of the government to provide it.

Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work means that there is no concrete guarantee of income security that is specific to persons with disabilities, but the constitution does guarantee income security in situations where the recipient is in need or is generally unable to work.

Not explicit, but broad right to social security means that there is no concrete guarantee of income security that is specific to persons with disabilities, but the constitution does guarantee a broad right to social security.

Specifically guaranteed means that the constitution guarantees income security explicitly to persons with disabilities.

Countries

Liberia - No specific provision

The Philippines - No specific provision

New Zealand - No specific provision

Equatorial Guinea - No specific provision

Palau - No specific provision

Papua New Guinea - No specific provision

Dominica - No specific provision

Djibouti - No specific provision

Qatar - No specific provision

Myanmar - No specific provision

Samoa - No specific provision

Senegal - No specific provision

Jamaica - No specific provision

Sierra Leone - No specific provision

Republic of the Congo - No specific provision

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No specific provision

Nauru - No specific provision

Federated States of Micronesia - No specific provision

Singapore - No specific provision

Malawi - No specific provision

Ireland - No specific provision

Jordan - No specific provision

Kiribati - No specific provision

Lebanon - No specific provision

Lesotho - No specific provision

Luxembourg - No specific provision

Malaysia - No specific provision

Mauritius - No specific provision

Maldives - No specific provision

Grenada - No specific provision

Marshall Islands - No specific provision

Mauritania - No specific provision

Germany - No specific provision

Georgia - No specific provision

Comoros - No specific provision

Cote d'Ivoire - No specific provision

Solomon Islands - No specific provision

Tuvalu - No specific provision

Togo - No specific provision

Tonga - No specific provision

Barbados - No specific provision

Trinidad and Tobago - No specific provision

Tunisia - No specific provision

Bahamas - No specific provision

Austria - No specific provision

Benin - No specific provision

Australia - No specific provision

Uganda - No specific provision

United Kingdom - No specific provision

Antigua and Barbuda - No specific provision

United States of America - No specific provision

Vanuatu - No specific provision

Zambia - No specific provision

South Sudan - No specific provision

Israel - No specific provision

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No specific provision

Suriname - No specific provision

Cameroon - No specific provision

Burundi - No specific provision

Canada - No specific provision

Sudan - No specific provision

Brunei - No specific provision

Botswana - No specific provision

St. Lucia - No specific provision

St. Kitts and Nevis - No specific provision

Central African Republic - No specific provision

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No specific provision

Eswatini - No specific provision

Republic of Korea - Aspirational

Japan - Aspirational

Sri Lanka - Aspirational

Liechtenstein - Aspirational

Sweden - Aspirational

Madagascar - Aspirational

Rwanda - Aspirational

Namibia - Aspirational

Malta - Aspirational

Pakistan - Aspirational

Nigeria - Aspirational

Thailand - Aspirational

Mozambique - Aspirational

Morocco - Aspirational

Zimbabwe - Aspirational

Ethiopia - Aspirational

Gabon - Aspirational

Guinea-Bissau - Aspirational

Belize - Aspirational

Bhutan - Aspirational

Ghana - Aspirational

The Gambia - Aspirational

Bangladesh - Aspirational

India - Aspirational

Burkina Faso - Aspirational

France - Aspirational

Eritrea - Aspirational

Fiji - Aspirational

Chad - Aspirational

Czech Republic - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Greenland - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Norway - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Denmark - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

The Netherlands - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Honduras - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Latvia - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Kuwait - Not explicit, but guaranteed in cases of need or unable to work

Belgium - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Chile - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

South Africa - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Somalia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Cambodia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Niger - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

El Salvador - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Romania - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Colombia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Iraq - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Croatia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Timor-Leste - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Saudi Arabia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

San Marino - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Paraguay - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Peru - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Cyprus - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Egypt - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Spain - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Andorra - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Haiti - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Iran - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Montenegro - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Algeria - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Kenya - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Libya - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Indonesia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Greece - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Mali - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Albania - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Vietnam - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Argentina - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

North Macedonia - Not explicit, but broad right to social security

Venezuela - Specifically guaranteed

Bolivia - Specifically guaranteed

Bahrain - Specifically guaranteed

Brazil - Specifically guaranteed

Bulgaria - Specifically guaranteed

Cabo Verde - Specifically guaranteed

Yemen - Specifically guaranteed

Syria - Specifically guaranteed

Uzbekistan - Specifically guaranteed

Switzerland - Specifically guaranteed

Turkey - Specifically guaranteed

Uruguay - Specifically guaranteed

Tajikistan - Specifically guaranteed

Angola - Specifically guaranteed

United Arab Emirates - Specifically guaranteed

Tanzania - Specifically guaranteed

Ukraine - Specifically guaranteed

Armenia - Specifically guaranteed

Azerbaijan - Specifically guaranteed

Turkmenistan - Specifically guaranteed

Belarus - Specifically guaranteed

Italy - Specifically guaranteed

Poland - Specifically guaranteed

China - Specifically guaranteed

Finland - Specifically guaranteed

Kazakhstan - Specifically guaranteed

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Specifically guaranteed

Kyrgyzstan - Specifically guaranteed

Laos - Specifically guaranteed

Iceland - Specifically guaranteed

Hungary - Specifically guaranteed

Lithuania - Specifically guaranteed

Guyana - Specifically guaranteed

Guinea - Specifically guaranteed

Guatemala - Specifically guaranteed

Mexico - Specifically guaranteed

Moldova - Specifically guaranteed

Monaco - Specifically guaranteed

Mongolia - Specifically guaranteed

Estonia - Specifically guaranteed

Slovenia - Specifically guaranteed

Nepal - Specifically guaranteed

Nicaragua - Specifically guaranteed

Oman - Specifically guaranteed

Ecuador - Specifically guaranteed

Panama - Specifically guaranteed

Dominican Republic - Specifically guaranteed

Portugal - Specifically guaranteed

Russian Federation - Specifically guaranteed

Cuba - Specifically guaranteed

Sao Tome and Principe - Specifically guaranteed

Serbia - Specifically guaranteed

- Specifically guaranteed

Costa Rica - Specifically guaranteed

Slovakia - Specifically guaranteed

Afghanistan - Specifically guaranteed