WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is income protection during unemployment available?

This map tells us whether workers are entitled to income safety nets during periods of unemployment.

Severance pay is compensation that must be provided by an employer to an employee when his or her job is terminated. Severance pay may also be required when government unemployment benefits are available.

Benefits, but self-employed excluded means that the government provides unemployment benefits, but self-employed workers are not entitled to those benefits. This category also includes cases where it is unknown whether coverage is available to individuals who are self-employed.

Government unemployment benefits means the government provides unemployment benefits and coverage for individuals who are self-employed is available. This coverage includes both mandatory and voluntary coverage for the self-employed.

For all types of income protection, eligibility to receive these benefits may depend on a minimum period of employment, the specific type of employment (e.g. full-time, casual), age, and other factors.

Countries

Bhutan - No income protection

Brunei - No income protection

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No income protection

Djibouti - No income protection

The Gambia - No income protection

Haiti - No income protection

Kiribati - No income protection

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No income protection

Lebanon - No income protection

Maldives - No income protection

Marshall Islands - No income protection

Micronesia, Federated States of - No income protection

Palau - No income protection

Samoa - No income protection

Senegal - No income protection

Singapore - No income protection

Somalia - No income protection

Tonga - No income protection

Tuvalu - No income protection

Afghanistan - Severance pay only

Andorra - Severance pay only

Bangladesh - Severance pay only

Belize - Severance pay only

Benin - Severance pay only

Bolivia - Severance pay only

Botswana - Severance pay only

Burkina Faso - Severance pay only

Burundi - Severance pay only

Cambodia - Severance pay only

Cameroon - Severance pay only

Cabo Verde - Severance pay only

Central African Republic - Severance pay only

Chad - Severance pay only

Colombia - Severance pay only

Comoros - Severance pay only

Republic of the Congo - Severance pay only

Costa Rica - Severance pay only

Cote d'Ivoire - Severance pay only

Dominica - Severance pay only

Dominican Republic - Severance pay only

El Salvador - Severance pay only

Equatorial Guinea - Severance pay only

Eritrea - Severance pay only

Ethiopia - Severance pay only

Fiji - Severance pay only

Gabon - Severance pay only

Georgia - Severance pay only

Ghana - Severance pay only

Grenada - Severance pay only

Guatemala - Severance pay only

Guinea - Severance pay only

Guyana - Severance pay only

Honduras - Severance pay only

Indonesia - Severance pay only

Jamaica - Severance pay only

Kenya - Severance pay only

Kuwait - Severance pay only

Laos - Severance pay only

Lesotho - Severance pay only

Liberia - Severance pay only

Libya - Severance pay only

Madagascar - Severance pay only

Malawi - Severance pay only

Malaysia - Severance pay only

Mali - Severance pay only

Mauritania - Severance pay only

Mexico - Severance pay only

Morocco - Severance pay only

Mozambique - Severance pay only

Namibia - Severance pay only

Nepal - Severance pay only

Nicaragua - Severance pay only

Niger - Severance pay only

Nigeria - Severance pay only

Oman - Severance pay only

Pakistan - Severance pay only

Panama - Severance pay only

Paraguay - Severance pay only

Peru - Severance pay only

The Philippines - Severance pay only

Qatar - Severance pay only

Rwanda - Severance pay only

Sao Tome and Principe - Severance pay only

Saudi Arabia - Severance pay only

Solomon Islands - Severance pay only

Sri Lanka - Severance pay only

St. Kitts and Nevis - Severance pay only

St. Lucia - Severance pay only

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Severance pay only

Sudan - Severance pay only

Eswatini - Severance pay only

Syria - Severance pay only

Tanzania - Severance pay only

Timor-Leste - Severance pay only

Togo - Severance pay only

Trinidad and Tobago - Severance pay only

Uganda - Severance pay only

Vanuatu - Severance pay only

Yemen - Severance pay only

Zambia - Severance pay only

Zimbabwe - Severance pay only

Albania - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Algeria - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Angola - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Antigua and Barbuda - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Argentina - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Austria - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Bahamas - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Bahrain - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Barbados - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Belgium - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Brazil - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Bulgaria - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Chile - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

China - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Croatia - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Cyprus - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Ecuador - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Egypt - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Estonia - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

France - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Greece - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

India - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Iran - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Ireland - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Israel - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Italy - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Japan - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Jordan - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Kyrgyzstan - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Latvia - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Liechtenstein - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Lithuania - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Malta - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Monaco - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Mongolia - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Montenegro - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

The Netherlands - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Norway - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Poland - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Portugal - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

San Marino - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Seychelles - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

South Africa - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Spain - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Switzerland - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Thailand - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Tunisia - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Türkiye - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

United States of America - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Uruguay - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Uzbekistan - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Vietnam - Benefits, but self-employed excluded

Armenia - Government unemployment benefits

Australia - Government unemployment benefits

Azerbaijan - Government unemployment benefits

Belarus - Government unemployment benefits

Canada - Government unemployment benefits

Czech Republic - Government unemployment benefits

Denmark - Government unemployment benefits

Finland - Government unemployment benefits

Germany - Government unemployment benefits

Hungary - Government unemployment benefits

Iceland - Government unemployment benefits

Kazakhstan - Government unemployment benefits

Republic of Korea - Government unemployment benefits

Luxembourg - Government unemployment benefits

North Macedonia - Government unemployment benefits

Mauritius - Government unemployment benefits

Moldova - Government unemployment benefits

New Zealand - Government unemployment benefits

Romania - Government unemployment benefits

Russian Federation - Government unemployment benefits

Serbia - Government unemployment benefits

Slovakia - Government unemployment benefits

Slovenia - Government unemployment benefits

Sweden - Government unemployment benefits

Turkmenistan - Government unemployment benefits

Ukraine - Government unemployment benefits

United Kingdom - Government unemployment benefits

Venezuela - Government unemployment benefits