Ranking·World Bank B-READY·101 countries

B-READY Labor Regulation Quality

World Bank B-READY labor survey for b-ready labor regulation quality - World Bank Business Ready 2025 overall labor score measuring regulation quality, public services, and efficiency.

Scale 0-100 101 ranked B-READY range 32.9 · leader Taiwan
81.4 #1 - Taiwan

B-READY in one line

Taiwan leads the 101-country b-ready labor regulation quality ranking at 81.4, against a global median of 66.3.

81.4
#1 - Taiwan
66.3
global median
32.9
high-low spread
101
wide coverage

Source: World Bank B-READY. Scale 0-100.

What B-READY shows on B-READY Labor Regulation Quality

This board sorts 101 countries by b-ready labor regulation quality from World Bank B-READY (scale 0-100, 2025 cycle). B-READY blends regulation quality, public services, and efficiency into one labor score, so a high rank can reflect service delivery as much as the letter of the dismissal code. Ranks are unique (alphabetical tie-break), so every country has a distinct slot even when raw values match.

Mean 65.4 vs median 66.3 - the pack sits evenly across 101 reporters. Top three: Taiwan (81.4), Malta (79.0), Canada (78.4). Bottom three: South Sudan (48.5), Tonga (49.2), Madagascar (50.4). High-low spread is 32.9 (1.7× top/bottom).

Higher B-READY labor scores mean stronger measured regulation quality and services, open a country row for pillar breakdowns and the dismissal-time companion metrics.

EPLex Composite OECD Employment Notice Period at 2 Years Tenure Severance Pay at 4 Years Tenure Maximum Probation Period Weeks to Dismiss a Worker
#CountryScore (0-100)
1Taiwan🇹🇼81.4
2Malta🇲🇹79.0
3Canada🇨🇦78.4
4Ireland🇮🇪77.3
5Kazakhstan🇰🇿75.1
6Croatia🇭🇷74.9
7Georgia🇬🇪74.8
8South Korea🇰🇷74.5
9Hong Kong🇭🇰74.4
10North Macedonia🇲🇰74.0
11Serbia🇷🇸73.6
12Hungary🇭🇺73.5
13Tanzania🇹🇿73.4
14United Kingdom🇬🇧73.4
15New Zealand🇳🇿72.9
16Bangladesh🇧🇩72.9
17Moldova🇲🇩72.1
18United States🇺🇸71.9
19Cambodia🇰🇭71.7
20Ghana🇬🇭71.5
21Turkmenistan🇹🇲71.4
22Cabo Verde🇨🇻71.1
23Senegal🇸🇳70.9
24Cote d'Ivoire🇨🇮70.8
25Uzbekistan🇺🇿70.5
26Philippines🇵🇭70.4
27Poland🇵🇱70.3
28Mauritius🇲🇺70.0
29Kyrgyz Republic🇰🇬69.9
30Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇦69.7
31Viet Nam🇻🇳69.6
32Peru🇵🇪69.6
33Colombia🇨🇴69.6
34Malaysia🇲🇾69.4
35Angola🇦🇴69.0
36Jamaica🇯🇲68.8
37Lao PDR🇱🇦68.8
38Spain🇪🇸68.3
39Czech Republic🇨🇿68.0
40Slovenia🇸🇮67.7
41Portugal🇵🇹67.6
42Romania🇷🇴67.5
43Slovakia🇸🇰67.2
44Estonia🇪🇪67.2
45Turkey🇹🇷67.2
46Armenia🇦🇲67.0
47Eswatini🇸🇿67.0
48Botswana🇧🇼66.9
49Sweden🇸🇪66.6
50Togo🇹🇬66.3
51Tajikistan🇹🇯66.3
52Belgium🇧🇪66.2
53Namibia🇳🇦66.1
54Sierra Leone🇸🇱66.1
55Cyprus🇨🇾66.0
56Barbados🇧🇧65.9
57Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹65.9
58Bahrain🇧🇭65.8
59Greece🇬🇷65.6
60Bulgaria🇧🇬65.3
61Iceland🇮🇸65.2
62Latvia🇱🇻64.9
63Samoa🇼🇸64.0
64Costa Rica🇨🇷64.0
65Azerbaijan🇦🇿64.0
66Singapore🇸🇬64.0
67Pakistan🇵🇰63.9
68Montenegro🇲🇪63.5
69Italy🇮🇹63.1
70Jordan🇯🇴62.6
71Rwanda🇷🇼62.4
72Nepal🇳🇵62.3
73El Salvador🇸🇻61.6
74West Bank and Gaza🇵🇸61.1
75Ecuador🇪🇨61.0
76Seychelles🇸🇨60.7
77Israel🇮🇱60.5
78Indonesia🇮🇩60.4
79Cameroon🇨🇲60.1
80Paraguay🇵🇾59.6
81Burkina Faso🇧🇫59.1
82Mexico🇲🇽58.7
83Vanuatu🇻🇺58.3
84Equatorial Guinea🇬🇶57.9
85Uruguay🇺🇾57.6
86Mali🇲🇱57.0
87Congo, Rep.🇨🇬56.8
88Bhutan🇧🇹55.5
89Timor-Leste🇹🇱55.2
90Benin🇧🇯54.7
91Lesotho🇱🇸54.4
92Papua New Guinea🇵🇬54.0
93Tunisia🇹🇳53.5
94Chad🇹🇩53.4
95Gambia🇬🇲53.2
96Congo, Dem. Rep.🇨🇩51.9
97Morocco🇲🇦51.8
98Central African Republic🇨🇫51.5
99Madagascar🇲🇬50.4
100Tonga🇹🇴49.2
101South Sudan🇸🇸48.5

Source: World Bank B-READY. Scale: 0-100. Unique ranks (alphabetical tie-break). Retrieved and formatted by PlainEmploy. See methodology.