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What is the maximum wage replacement rate during paid leave for adult family members' health needs?
Map reflects a systematic review of laws in place as of April 2015 supplemented with detailed data on OECD countries as of September 2016 and other known policy changes that have occurred since then.
In some countries, paid leave is only available to care for the health needs of spouses or elderly parents.
In cases where wage replacement rates vary, the maximum rate shows the highest level of wage replacement available over the course of the leave.
A flat rate means all workers receive the same amount while taking paid leave, regardless of previous salary.
In some countries, wage replacement rates may vary by workers’ income level or length of tenure. Additionally, countries may impose ceilings or maximum fixed rates on the amount of benefits that workers are entitled to.
Research evidence suggests that a wage replacement rate of at least 80% is needed to address poverty and promote gender equality in leave-taking.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No paid leave
Mongolia
- No paid leave
Morocco
- No paid leave
Mozambique
- No paid leave
Myanmar
- No paid leave
Nauru
- No paid leave
Nepal
- No paid leave
Niger
- No paid leave
Moldova
- No paid leave
Nigeria
- No paid leave
Oman
- No paid leave
Pakistan
- No paid leave
Palau
- No paid leave
Panama
- No paid leave
Papua New Guinea
- No paid leave
Paraguay
- No paid leave
The Philippines
- No paid leave
Monaco
- No paid leave
Federated States of Micronesia
- No paid leave
Qatar
- No paid leave
Lesotho
- No paid leave
Kiribati
- No paid leave
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No paid leave
Republic of Korea
- No paid leave
Kuwait
- No paid leave
Kyrgyzstan
- No paid leave
Laos
- No paid leave
Latvia
- No paid leave
Lebanon
- No paid leave
Libya
- No paid leave
Mexico
- No paid leave
North Macedonia
- No paid leave
Madagascar
- No paid leave
Malawi
- No paid leave
Malaysia
- No paid leave
Mali
- No paid leave
Marshall Islands
- No paid leave
Mauritania
- No paid leave
Mauritius
- No paid leave
Portugal
- No paid leave
Rwanda
- No paid leave
Romania
- No paid leave
Ukraine
- No paid leave
Togo
- No paid leave
Tonga
- No paid leave
Trinidad and Tobago
- No paid leave
Tunisia
- No paid leave
Turkey
- No paid leave
Tuvalu
- No paid leave
Uganda
- No paid leave
United Arab Emirates
- No paid leave
Thailand
- No paid leave
United Kingdom
- No paid leave
United States of America
- No paid leave
Uruguay
- No paid leave
Vanuatu
- No paid leave
Venezuela
- No paid leave
Vietnam
- No paid leave
Yemen
- No paid leave
Zambia
- No paid leave
Timor-Leste
- No paid leave
Tanzania
- No paid leave
Kazakhstan
- No paid leave
Somalia
- No paid leave
Samoa
- No paid leave
San Marino
- No paid leave
Sao Tome and Principe
- No paid leave
Saudi Arabia
- No paid leave
Senegal
- No paid leave
Sierra Leone
- No paid leave
Singapore
- No paid leave
Solomon Islands
- No paid leave
South Africa
- No paid leave
Syria
- No paid leave
South Sudan
- No paid leave
Sri Lanka
- No paid leave
St. Lucia
- No paid leave
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No paid leave
Sudan
- No paid leave
Suriname
- No paid leave
Eswatini
- No paid leave
Switzerland
- No paid leave
Kenya
- No paid leave
Liberia
- No paid leave
Jordan
- No paid leave
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No paid leave
Central African Republic
- No paid leave
Chad
- No paid leave
Chile
- No paid leave
China
- No paid leave
Colombia
- No paid leave
Comoros
- No paid leave
Republic of the Congo
- No paid leave
Cameroon
- No paid leave
Cote d'Ivoire
- No paid leave
Cuba
- No paid leave
Djibouti
- No paid leave
Dominica
- No paid leave
Dominican Republic
- No paid leave
Ecuador
- No paid leave
Egypt
- No paid leave
Cabo Verde
- No paid leave
Burundi
- No paid leave
Eritrea
- No paid leave
Bangladesh
- No paid leave
Algeria
- No paid leave
Antigua and Barbuda
- No paid leave
Argentina
- No paid leave
Azerbaijan
- No paid leave
Bahamas
- No paid leave
Bahrain
- No paid leave
Barbados
- No paid leave
Burkina Faso
- No paid leave
Belarus
- No paid leave
Belize
- No paid leave
Benin
- No paid leave
Bolivia
- No paid leave
Botswana
- No paid leave
Brazil
- No paid leave
Brunei
- No paid leave
Equatorial Guinea
- No paid leave
Cyprus
- No paid leave
Zimbabwe
- No paid leave
Hungary
- No paid leave
Greece
- No paid leave
Ghana
- No paid leave
Guyana
- No paid leave
Haiti
- No paid leave
Georgia
- No paid leave
Honduras
- No paid leave
Greenland
- No paid leave
The Gambia
- No paid leave
Grenada
- No paid leave
Guatemala
- No paid leave
Guinea-Bissau
- No paid leave
Guinea
- No paid leave
India
- No paid leave
Gabon
- No paid leave
France
- No paid leave
Finland
- No paid leave
Indonesia
- No paid leave
Iran
- No paid leave
Iraq
- No paid leave
Fiji
- No paid leave
Ethiopia
- No paid leave
Jamaica
- No paid leave
Belgium
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Denmark
- Flat rate or adjusted flat rate
Slovakia
- 40% - 59%
Japan
- 40% - 59%
Sweden
- 60% - 79%
Tajikistan
- 60% - 79%
The Netherlands
- 60% - 79%
Czech Republic
- 60% - 79%
Slovenia
- 80% - 100%
Austria
- 80% - 100%
Montenegro
- 80% - 100%
Turkmenistan
- 80% - 100%
Namibia
- 80% - 100%
El Salvador
- 80% - 100%
Norway
- 80% - 100%
Ireland
- 80% - 100%
Australia
- 80% - 100%
Peru
- 80% - 100%
Armenia
- 80% - 100%
Uzbekistan
- 80% - 100%
Israel
- 80% - 100%
Italy
- 80% - 100%
Angola
- 80% - 100%
Andorra
- 80% - 100%
Estonia
- 80% - 100%
Iceland
- 80% - 100%
Poland
- 80% - 100%
Albania
- 80% - 100%
Costa Rica
- 80% - 100%
- 80% - 100%
Maldives
- 80% - 100%
New Zealand
- 80% - 100%
Canada
- 80% - 100%
Serbia
- 80% - 100%
Cambodia
- 80% - 100%
Germany
- 80% - 100%
Bulgaria
- 80% - 100%
Malta
- 80% - 100%
Croatia
- 80% - 100%
Russian Federation
- 80% - 100%
Luxembourg
- 80% - 100%
Lithuania
- 80% - 100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 80% - 100%
Liechtenstein
- 80% - 100%
Bhutan
- 80% - 100%
Spain
- 80% - 100%
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