Ranking·ILO EPLex·95 countries

EPLex Composite Protection

Statutory EPLex coding for eplex composite protection - ILO composite score for employment protection legislation covering termination rules, notice periods, severance, and redress.

Scale 0-1 95 ranked EPLex spread 0.482 · #1 Tajikistan
0.661 #1 - Tajikistan

EPLex in one line

Tajikistan leads the 95-country eplex composite protection ranking at 0.661, against a global median of 0.431.

0.661
#1 - Tajikistan
0.431
global median
0.482
high-low spread
95
wide coverage

Source: ILO EPLex. Scale 0-1.

What EPLex shows on EPLex Composite Protection

This board sorts 95 countries by eplex composite protection from ILO EPLex (scale 0-1, 2025 cycle). EPLex codes the statute as written, notice, severance, trial, and redress rules, so ranks move when the legal text changes, not when survey respondents change their minds. Ranks are unique (alphabetical tie-break), so every country has a distinct slot even when raw values match.

Mean 0.427 vs median 0.431 - the pack sits evenly across 95 reporters. Top three: Tajikistan (0.661), Czech Republic (0.643), Indonesia (0.638). Bottom three: Costa Rica (0.179), United States (0.222), Brazil (0.225). High-low spread is 0.482 (3.7× top/bottom).

Higher EPLex values mean stricter statutory protection, not a better labor market, open a country row for notice schedules, severance ladders, and the same ILO codes behind this rank.

B-READY Labor OECD Employment Notice Period at 2 Years Tenure Severance Pay at 4 Years Tenure Maximum Probation Period Weeks to Dismiss a Worker
#CountryScore (0-1)
1Tajikistan🇹🇯0.661
2Czech Republic🇨🇿0.643
3Indonesia🇮🇩0.638
4Turkmenistan🇹🇲0.619
5Montenegro🇲🇪0.608
6Philippines🇵🇭0.606
7Uzbekistan🇺🇿0.599
8Portugal🇵🇹0.591
9Netherlands🇳🇱0.573
10Slovakia🇸🇰0.567
11Kazakhstan🇰🇿0.551
12Bolivia🇧🇴0.548
13North Macedonia🇲🇰0.542
14Slovenia🇸🇮0.535
15Angola🇦🇴0.535
16Viet Nam🇻🇳0.535
17Lesotho🇱🇸0.531
18Turkey🇹🇷0.528
19Egypt🇪🇬0.527
20Ukraine🇺🇦0.506
21Germany🇩🇪0.504
22Congo, Dem. Rep.🇨🇩0.496
23Austria🇦🇹0.494
24Ethiopia🇪🇹0.489
25Sweden🇸🇪0.484
26Greece🇬🇷0.476
27Comoros🇰🇲0.473
28Morocco🇲🇦0.472
29Mexico🇲🇽0.471
30Central African Republic🇨🇫0.469
31Estonia🇪🇪0.465
32China🇨🇳0.463
33Luxembourg🇱🇺0.461
34Denmark🇩🇰0.457
35Zambia🇿🇲0.455
36Cambodia🇰🇭0.455
37Afghanistan🇦🇫0.454
38South Korea🇰🇷0.454
39Venezuela🇻🇪0.452
40Norway🇳🇴0.449
41Burkina Faso🇧🇫0.448
42Hungary🇭🇺0.447
43Romania🇷🇴0.446
44Panama🇵🇦0.445
45Serbia🇷🇸0.443
46Georgia🇬🇪0.442
47France🇫🇷0.434
48New Zealand🇳🇿0.431
49India🇮🇳0.430
50Armenia🇦🇲0.428
51Azerbaijan🇦🇿0.423
52Algeria🇩🇿0.421
53Spain🇪🇸0.421
54Syria🇸🇾0.419
55Jordan🇯🇴0.415
56Belgium🇧🇪0.412
57Honduras🇭🇳0.410
58Italy🇮🇹0.405
59Australia🇦🇺0.404
60Botswana🇧🇼0.404
61Senegal🇸🇳0.400
62Tanzania🇹🇿0.398
63Cote d'Ivoire🇨🇮0.396
64Uganda🇺🇬0.389
65Peru🇵🇪0.374
66Saudi Arabia🇸🇦0.373
67Bulgaria🇧🇬0.372
68United Kingdom🇬🇧0.365
69Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇬0.358
70Chile🇨🇱0.357
71Japan🇯🇵0.356
72Bangladesh🇧🇩0.354
73Cyprus🇨🇾0.352
74Yemen🇾🇪0.346
75Switzerland🇨🇭0.344
76Sri Lanka🇱🇰0.337
77South Africa🇿🇦0.333
78Rwanda🇷🇼0.330
79El Salvador🇸🇻0.329
80Madagascar🇲🇬0.324
81Ghana🇬🇭0.321
82Argentina🇦🇷0.318
83Finland🇫🇮0.309
84Namibia🇳🇦0.308
85Thailand🇹🇭0.302
86Guatemala🇬🇹0.300
87Canada🇨🇦0.294
88Cameroon🇨🇲0.278
89Malaysia🇲🇾0.264
90Tunisia🇹🇳0.245
91United Arab Emirates🇦🇪0.239
92Singapore🇸🇬0.234
93Brazil🇧🇷0.225
94United States🇺🇸0.222
95Costa Rica🇨🇷0.179

Source: ILO EPLex. Scale: 0-1. Unique ranks (alphabetical tie-break). Retrieved and formatted by PlainEmploy. See methodology.