Tool·World Bank B-READY·101 countries

Labor-efficiency percentile lookup

Enter any country's B-READY labor score and see exactly where it sits among the 101 countries in the 2025 release.

66.3 global median (0–100)

The distribution in one line

The global median B-READY labor score is 66.3 out of 100, based on the World Bank's 2025 release covering 101 countries.

54.4
10th percentile
66.3
global median
73.6
90th percentile
81.4
#1 - Taiwan

This tool maps any country's World Bank B-READY labor_overall score (0-100) to its percentile among the 101 countries in the 2025 release. The 10th percentile sits at 54.4, the median at 66.3, and the 90th percentile at 73.6. Taiwan leads the distribution at 81.4.

Composite score from the B-READY labor pillar, combines pillar1 (regulatory framework), pillar2 (public services), and pillar3 (operational efficiency). Higher = stronger labor environment.

B-READY 2025 distribution snapshot

10th pct
54.4
25th pct
60.7
Median
66.3
75th pct
70.4
90th pct
73.6

101 countries scored on the B-READY 2025 labor pillar. Distribution covers reporting countries with sufficient survey response, many low-income economies are absent from the index entirely.

The full B-READY labor distribution

Every scored country, bucketed across the 0–100 scale. The marker shows the global median.

World Bank B-READY labor pillar, all scored countries

Regulation quality, public services, and process efficiency (0–100)

66 Top 50% higher than 50% of 101 rated countries

0–10: 0 rated countries (0%). Below this entry. 10–20: 0 rated countries (0%). Below this entry. 20–30: 0 rated countries (0%). Below this entry. 30–40: 0 rated countries (0%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2 rated countries (2%). Below this entry. 50–60: 20 rated countries (20%). Below this entry. 60–70: 52 rated countries (51%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 26 rated countries (26%). Above this entry. 80–90: 1 rated countries (1%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 rated countries (0%). Above this entry. Global median 0 100 B-READY labor score, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated countries. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025, labor pillar · 2025

How to interpret this percentile

  • Below 25th percentile - Weak labor regulatory environment. Common in countries with substantial informal-sector employment and limited dispute-resolution infrastructure.
  • 25th–75th percentile - Typical range. Mid-income economies with codified labor protections and functional but uneven enforcement.
  • 75th–90th percentile - Above-typical. Advanced economies and high-performing middle-income countries with mature institutions.
  • Above 90th percentile - Top decile. The OECD core plus a handful of non-OECD high-performers (e.g., Taiwan, Malta) with deep regulatory and dispute-resolution infrastructure.

Caveats

The B-READY labor pillar measures observable labor-regulatory efficiency, time to dismiss, severance schedules, dispute frequency, not worker-protection generosity. A country scoring high on B-READY may still have weak collective-bargaining rights or restrictive union recognition. For substantive employment-protection assessment, cross-reference the ILO EPLex composite and the OECD EPL index. B-READY surveys cover roughly 50 firms per country in the principal commercial city, sub-national variation is not captured.

Source & methodology

Score data from World Bank Business Ready (B-READY) 2025. Labor pillar combines regulatory framework (pillar1_quality), public services (pillar2_services), and operational efficiency (pillar3_efficiency). Percentile cutoffs computed across all 101 PlainEmploy-indexed countries with non-null labor_overall values.

What to do with this

A percentile shows relative standing, not policy quality, pair it with the underlying protection indices before drawing a conclusion.

  • Taiwan leads this distribution at 81.4, see its full statutory context, sources, and caveats. Taiwan profile
  • B-READY measures regulatory efficiency, not worker-protection strength, cross-reference the ILO EPLex composite for the protection dimension. ILO EPLex ranking
  • Compare two specific countries side by side across all three indices at once. Compare two countries

B-READY 2025 is a first-release index with incomplete country coverage and known measurement limitations. This reflects the published index as scored, not enforcement or the facts of any individual case. For a real business or policy decision, confirm the current data and consult a qualified professional, see our disclaimer.

This tool ranks a labor-protection score against the countries in our dataset; it does not account for enforcement quality, informal-sector coverage, or recent legal changes not yet reflected in the underlying indices. It is general informational context, not legal or business advice, consult a qualified professional for guidance on a specific jurisdiction.

Primary sources: ILO EPLex, World Bank B-READY, OECD EPL.

PlainEmploy is rendered directly from the OECD Employment Protection Legislation indicators, the ILO EPLex database, and the World Bank B-READY labor pillar, no number is typed in by an editor. This tool's percentile calculation is computed directly from the underlying ranking table, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-30.