WORLD Policy Analysis Center

What is the lowest wage replacement rate of paid leave available for children's serious health needs?

In cases where wage-replacement rates vary during leave, the lowest rate reflects the lowest level of wage replacement available over the course of the paid leave.

Any leave for children’s serious health needs includes leave specifically for children’s health needs, as well as discretionary, family needs, and emergency leave which may be used for health needs.

A flat rate means all workers receive the same amount while taking paid leave, regardless of previous salary.

Leave available only to mothers is categorized as No paid leave.

Countries

Algeria - No paid leave

Antigua and Barbuda - No paid leave

Argentina - No paid leave

Azerbaijan - No paid leave

Bahamas - No paid leave

Barbados - No paid leave

Belize - No paid leave

Botswana - No paid leave

Brunei - No paid leave

Burundi - No paid leave

Cabo Verde - No paid leave

Chad - No paid leave

China - No paid leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No paid leave

Cote d'Ivoire - No paid leave

Cyprus - No paid leave

Djibouti - No paid leave

Dominica - No paid leave

Dominican Republic - No paid leave

Equatorial Guinea - No paid leave

Eritrea - No paid leave

Ethiopia - No paid leave

The Gambia - No paid leave

Georgia - No paid leave

Ghana - No paid leave

Greenland - No paid leave

Grenada - No paid leave

Guatemala - No paid leave

Guinea - No paid leave

Guinea-Bissau - No paid leave

Guyana - No paid leave

Haiti - No paid leave

India - No paid leave

Indonesia - No paid leave

Iran - No paid leave

Iraq - No paid leave

Jamaica - No paid leave

Jordan - No paid leave

Kazakhstan - No paid leave

Kenya - No paid leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Republic of Korea - No paid leave

Kuwait - No paid leave

Laos - No paid leave

Lebanon - No paid leave

Lesotho - No paid leave

Malawi - No paid leave

Malaysia - No paid leave

Marshall Islands - No paid leave

Mauritius - No paid leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No paid leave

Monaco - No paid leave

Mongolia - No paid leave

Morocco - No paid leave

Nauru - No paid leave

Nepal - No paid leave

Niger - No paid leave

Nigeria - No paid leave

Pakistan - No paid leave

Palau - No paid leave

Papua New Guinea - No paid leave

Paraguay - No paid leave

The Philippines - No paid leave

Qatar - No paid leave

Rwanda - No paid leave

Samoa - No paid leave

Saudi Arabia - No paid leave

Solomon Islands - No paid leave

Somalia - No paid leave

Sri Lanka - No paid leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - 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

Timor-Leste - No paid leave

Tonga - No paid leave

Trinidad and Tobago - No paid leave

Tunisia - No paid leave

Uganda - No paid leave

United Arab Emirates - 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

Zimbabwe - No paid leave

Belgium - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Denmark - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

France - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Hungary - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Ireland - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Kyrgyzstan - Flat rate, adjusted flat rate, or percent of unemployment benefits

Austria - 25% - 59%

Canada - 25% - 59%

Finland - 25% - 59%

Israel - 25% - 59%

Nicaragua - 25% - 59%

Russian Federation - 25% - 59%

Slovakia - 25% - 59%

Ukraine - 25% - 59%

Costa Rica - 60% - 79%

Croatia - 60% - 79%

Cuba - 60% - 79%

Czech Republic - 60% - 79%

Germany - 60% - 79%

Japan - 60% - 79%

Lithuania - 60% - 79%

North Macedonia - 60% - 79%

Mexico - 60% - 79%

Moldova - 60% - 79%

Mozambique - 60% - 79%

The Netherlands - 60% - 79%

Portugal - 60% - 79%

San Marino - 60% - 79%

Sao Tome and Principe - 60% - 79%

Sweden - 60% - 79%

Tajikistan - 60% - 79%

Turkmenistan - 60% - 79%

Uzbekistan - 60% - 79%

Vietnam - 60% - 79%

Afghanistan - 80% - 100%

Albania - 80% - 100%

Andorra - 80% - 100%

Angola - 80% - 100%

Armenia - 80% - 100%

Australia - 80% - 100%

Bahrain - 80% - 100%

Bangladesh - 80% - 100%

Belarus - 80% - 100%

Benin - 80% - 100%

Bhutan - 80% - 100%

Bolivia - 80% - 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 80% - 100%

Brazil - 80% - 100%

Bulgaria - 80% - 100%

Burkina Faso - 80% - 100%

Cambodia - 80% - 100%

Cameroon - 80% - 100%

Central African Republic - 80% - 100%

Chile - 80% - 100%

Colombia - 80% - 100%

Comoros - 80% - 100%

Republic of the Congo - 80% - 100%

Ecuador - 80% - 100%

Egypt - 80% - 100%

El Salvador - 80% - 100%

Estonia - 80% - 100%

Fiji - 80% - 100%

Gabon - 80% - 100%

Greece - 80% - 100%

Honduras - 80% - 100%

Iceland - 80% - 100%

Italy - 80% - 100%

Kiribati - 80% - 100%

Latvia - 80% - 100%

Liberia - 80% - 100%

Libya - 80% - 100%

Liechtenstein - 80% - 100%

Luxembourg - 80% - 100%

Madagascar - 80% - 100%

Maldives - 80% - 100%

Mali - 80% - 100%

Malta - 80% - 100%

Mauritania - 80% - 100%

Montenegro - 80% - 100%

Myanmar - 80% - 100%

Namibia - 80% - 100%

New Zealand - 80% - 100%

Norway - 80% - 100%

Oman - 80% - 100%

Panama - 80% - 100%

Peru - 80% - 100%

Poland - 80% - 100%

Romania - 80% - 100%

Senegal - 80% - 100%

Serbia - 80% - 100%

Seychelles - 80% - 100%

Sierra Leone - 80% - 100%

Singapore - 80% - 100%

Slovenia - 80% - 100%

South Africa - 80% - 100%

South Sudan - 80% - 100%

Spain - 80% - 100%

Switzerland - 80% - 100%

Syria - 80% - 100%

Tanzania - 80% - 100%

Thailand - 80% - 100%

Togo - 80% - 100%

Türkiye - 80% - 100%

Tuvalu - 80% - 100%

Yemen - 80% - 100%

Zambia - 80% - 100%