WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is short-term paid sick leave available that supports reducing infectious disease spread?

This ranking shows the extent to which countries make paid sick leave available from the first day of illness, at a high enough payment that workers can afford to take paid leave, and for at least two weeks.

This map captures guarantees of paid sick leave for workers with one year of tenure. Eligibility requirements that mandate at least a year of contributions while employed within a specific time period prior to being eligible for social security-based leave are also included.

Limited paid sick leave means that there is a national paid sick leave policy, but that there is either a waiting period to receive benefits, leave is paid at a flat rate or less than 80% of wages in the second week, or a worker with one year of tenure would receive less than two weeks of paid leave.

At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave available from the first day means that workers are guaranteed at least 2 weeks of sick leave paid at 80% or more of wages from the first day of illness.

Countries

Republic of Korea - No paid sick leave

Marshall Islands - No paid sick leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid sick leave

Nauru - No paid sick leave

Palau - No paid sick leave

Somalia - No paid sick leave

Sri Lanka - No paid sick leave

Tonga - No paid sick leave

United States of America - No paid sick leave

Algeria - Limited paid sick leave

Andorra - Limited paid sick leave

Azerbaijan - Limited paid sick leave

Bahamas - Limited paid sick leave

Barbados - Limited paid sick leave

Belgium - Limited paid sick leave

Bhutan - Limited paid sick leave

Bolivia - Limited paid sick leave

Burundi - Limited paid sick leave

Cambodia - Limited paid sick leave

Cameroon - Limited paid sick leave

Canada - Limited paid sick leave

Central African Republic - Limited paid sick leave

Chile - Limited paid sick leave

Colombia - Limited paid sick leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Limited paid sick leave

Costa Rica - Limited paid sick leave

Croatia - Limited paid sick leave

Cuba - Limited paid sick leave

Cyprus - Limited paid sick leave

Czech Republic - Limited paid sick leave

Djibouti - Limited paid sick leave

Dominica - Limited paid sick leave

Dominican Republic - Limited paid sick leave

Ecuador - Limited paid sick leave

Egypt - Limited paid sick leave

El Salvador - Limited paid sick leave

Equatorial Guinea - Limited paid sick leave

Estonia - Limited paid sick leave

France - Limited paid sick leave

Greece - Limited paid sick leave

Greenland - Limited paid sick leave

Guatemala - Limited paid sick leave

Guinea - Limited paid sick leave

Guyana - Limited paid sick leave

Honduras - Limited paid sick leave

Hungary - Limited paid sick leave

India - Limited paid sick leave

Iran - Limited paid sick leave

Ireland - Limited paid sick leave

Israel - Limited paid sick leave

Italy - Limited paid sick leave

Japan - Limited paid sick leave

Kenya - Limited paid sick leave

Kyrgyzstan - Limited paid sick leave

Latvia - Limited paid sick leave

Lithuania - Limited paid sick leave

Mexico - Limited paid sick leave

Moldova - Limited paid sick leave

Monaco - Limited paid sick leave

Mongolia - Limited paid sick leave

Montenegro - Limited paid sick leave

Morocco - Limited paid sick leave

Mozambique - Limited paid sick leave

The Netherlands - Limited paid sick leave

Nicaragua - Limited paid sick leave

Niger - Limited paid sick leave

Pakistan - Limited paid sick leave

Papua New Guinea - Limited paid sick leave

Paraguay - Limited paid sick leave

The Philippines - Limited paid sick leave

Portugal - Limited paid sick leave

Russian Federation - Limited paid sick leave

Serbia - Limited paid sick leave

Slovakia - Limited paid sick leave

Spain - Limited paid sick leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - Limited paid sick leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Limited paid sick leave

Syria - Limited paid sick leave

Tajikistan - Limited paid sick leave

Timor-Leste - Limited paid sick leave

Togo - Limited paid sick leave

Trinidad and Tobago - Limited paid sick leave

Tunisia - Limited paid sick leave

Türkiye - Limited paid sick leave

Turkmenistan - Limited paid sick leave

Ukraine - Limited paid sick leave

United Kingdom - Limited paid sick leave

Uruguay - Limited paid sick leave

Uzbekistan - Limited paid sick leave

Venezuela - Limited paid sick leave

Vietnam - Limited paid sick leave

Afghanistan - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Albania - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Angola - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Antigua and Barbuda - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Argentina - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Armenia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Australia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Austria - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Bahrain - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Bangladesh - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Belarus - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Belize - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Benin - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Bosnia and Herzegovina - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Botswana - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Brazil - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Brunei - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Bulgaria - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Burkina Faso - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Cabo Verde - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Chad - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Comoros - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Republic of the Congo - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Cote d'Ivoire - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Denmark - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Eritrea - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Ethiopia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Fiji - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Finland - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Gabon - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

The Gambia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Georgia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Germany - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Grenada - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Guinea-Bissau - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Haiti - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Iceland - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Indonesia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Iraq - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Jamaica - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Jordan - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Kiribati - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Kuwait - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Laos - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Lebanon - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Lesotho - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Liberia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Libya - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Liechtenstein - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Luxembourg - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

North Macedonia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Malawi - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Malaysia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Maldives - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Malta - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Mauritania - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Mauritius - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Myanmar - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Namibia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Nepal - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

New Zealand - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Nigeria - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Norway - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Oman - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Panama - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Peru - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Poland - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Qatar - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Romania - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Rwanda - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Samoa - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

San Marino - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Saudi Arabia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Senegal - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Seychelles - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Sierra Leone - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Singapore - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Slovenia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Solomon Islands - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

South Africa - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

South Sudan - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

St. Lucia - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Sudan - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Eswatini - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Sweden - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Switzerland - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Tanzania - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Thailand - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Tuvalu - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Uganda - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

United Arab Emirates - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Vanuatu - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Yemen - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day

Zimbabwe - At least 2 weeks of well-paid sick leave from the first day