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DEFINITION: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.".
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1 BoliviaBolivia 77 2009
2 VenezuelaVenezuela 69 2009
3 NigerNiger 68 2009
=4 PanamaPanama 66 2009
=4 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 66 2009
=6 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 63 2009
=6 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 63 2009
8 MoroccoMorocco 60 2009
=9 SenegalSenegal 59 2009
=9 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 59 2009
11 HondurasHonduras 57 2009
=12 MadagascarMadagascar 56 2009
=12 LuxembourgLuxembourg 56 2009
=12 ParaguayParaguay 56 2009
=15 TanzaniaTanzania 54 2009
=15 SloveniaSlovenia 54 2009
=15 TogoTogo 54 2009
=15 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 54 2009
=19 FranceFrance 52 2009
=19 GabonGabon 52 2009
21 EstoniaEstonia 51 2009
=22 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 50 2009
=22 GreeceGreece 50 2009
=22 CroatiaCroatia 50 2009
=25 TajikistanTajikistan 49 2009
=25 SpainSpain 49 2009
=27 NepalNepal 46 2009
=27 Cape VerdeCape Verde 46 2009
=27 RomaniaRomania 46 2009
=27 BrazilBrazil 46 2009
=27 DjiboutiDjibouti 46 2009
32 NorwayNorway 44 2009
=33 PortugalPortugal 43 2009
=33 PakistanPakistan 43 2009
=33 LatviaLatvia 43 2009
=36 NetherlandsNetherlands 42 2009
=36 GermanyGermany 42 2009
=38 FinlandFinland 41 2009
=38 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 41 2009
=38 MoldovaMoldova 41 2009
=38 MexicoMexico 41 2009
=38 AlgeriaAlgeria 41 2009
=43 IndonesiaIndonesia 40 2009
=43 BeninBenin 40 2009
=43 MozambiqueMozambique 40 2009
=43 TunisiaTunisia 40 2009
=43 ComorosComoros 40 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 39.16 2009
=48 CameroonCameroon 39 2009
=48 Costa RicaCosta Rica 39 2009
=48 MauritaniaMauritania 39 2009
=48 PeruPeru 39 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 38.71 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 38.32 2009
=52 EcuadorEcuador 38 2009
=52 ItalyItaly 38 2009
=52 LithuaniaLithuania 38 2009
=52 SwedenSweden 38 2009
=52 RussiaRussia 38 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 36.4 2009
=57 SudanSudan 36 2009
=57 CambodiaCambodia 36 2009
=57 SeychellesSeychelles 36 2009
=60 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 35 2009
=60 TurkeyTurkey 35 2009
=60 South AfricaSouth Africa 35 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 34.36 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 34.22 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 33.93 2009
63 European UnionEuropean Union 33.62 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 33.08 2009
=64 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 33 2009
=64 ZimbabweZimbabwe 33 2009
=64 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 33 2009
=64 ChadChad 33 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 32.84 2009
=68 East TimorEast Timor 32 2009
=68 UzbekistanUzbekistan 32 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 31.2 2009
=70 ChinaChina 31 2009
=70 UkraineUkraine 31 2009
=70 MaliMali 31 2009
73 IndiaIndia 30 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 29.07 2009
74 PhilippinesPhilippines 29 2009
=75 EthiopiaEthiopia 28 2009
=75 BangladeshBangladesh 28 2009
=75 GuatemalaGuatemala 28 2009
=75 BurundiBurundi 28 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 27.68 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 27.41 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 27.33 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 27.2 2009
=79 LiberiaLiberia 27 2009
=79 The GambiaThe Gambia 27 2009
=79 GhanaGhana 27 2009
=79 NicaraguaNicaragua 27 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 26.87 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 26.41 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 26.05 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 25.6 2009
=83 LebanonLebanon 25 2009
=83 AlbaniaAlbania 25 2009
=83 PolandPoland 25 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 24.18 2009
=86 GuineaGuinea 24 2009
=86 El SalvadorEl Salvador 24 2009
=86 JordanJordan 24 2009
=86 CyprusCyprus 24 2009
=86 AustriaAustria 24 2009
=86 IraqIraq 24 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 23.67 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 23.14 2009
=92 SlovakiaSlovakia 22 2009
=92 HungaryHungary 22 2009
=94 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 21 2009
=94 MalawiMalawi 21 2009
=94 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 21 2009
=94 SurinameSuriname 21 2009
=94 ArgentinaArgentina 21 2009
=94 ArmeniaArmenia 21 2009
=94 VietnamVietnam 21 2009
=94 IcelandIceland 21 2009
=94 ZambiaZambia 21 2009
=103 AfghanistanAfghanistan 20 2009
=103 SyriaSyria 20 2009
=103 EritreaEritrea 20 2009
=103 LaosLaos 20 2009
=103 Sri LankaSri Lanka 20 2009
=108 BulgariaBulgaria 19 2009
=108 GuyanaGuyana 19 2009
=110 MauritiusMauritius 18 2009
=110 MaldivesMaldives 18 2009
=110 ChileChile 18 2009
=110 UruguayUruguay 18 2009
=110 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 18 2009
=115 IsraelIsrael 17 2009
=115 KenyaKenya 17 2009
=115 MongoliaMongolia 17 2009
=115 BelgiumBelgium 17 2009
=115 KiribatiKiribati 17 2009
=115 KazakhstanKazakhstan 17 2009
121 JapanJapan 16 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 15.09 2009
=122 DominicaDominica 15 2009
=122 GrenadaGrenada 15 2009
=124 VanuatuVanuatu 14 2009
=124 LesothoLesotho 14 2009
=124 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 14 2009
=124 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 14 2009
=128 QatarQatar 13 2009
=128 BotswanaBotswana 13 2009
=128 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 13 2009
=128 The BahamasThe Bahamas 13 2009
=128 OmanOman 13 2009
=128 NamibiaNamibia 13 2009
=134 ThailandThailand 11 2009
=134 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 11 2009
=134 BelarusBelarus 11 2009
=137 SwazilandSwaziland 10 2009
=137 BahrainBahrain 10 2009
=137 MalaysiaMalaysia 10 2009
=137 IrelandIreland 10 2009
=137 ColombiaColombia 10 2009
=137 FijiFiji 10 2009
=137 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 10 2009
=137 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10 2009
=137 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 10 2009
=137 HaitiHaiti 10 2009
=137 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 10 2009
148 SamoaSamoa 8 2009
=149 NigeriaNigeria 7 2009
=149 RwandaRwanda 7 2009
=149 BelizeBelize 7 2009
=149 GeorgiaGeorgia 7 2009
=149 DenmarkDenmark 7 2009
=149 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7 2009
=149 New ZealandNew Zealand 7 2009
=149 United Arab EmiratesUAE 7 2009
=149 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7 2009
=149 TongaTonga 7 2009
=149 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 7 2009
=149 BhutanBhutan 7 2009
=161 CanadaCanada 4 2009
=161 PalauPalau 4 2009
=161 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4 2009
=161 JamaicaJamaica 4 2009
=165 AustraliaAustralia 0.0 2009
=165 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 2009
=165 United StatesUnited States 0.0 2009
=165 UgandaUganda 0.0 2009
=165 BruneiBrunei 0.0 2009
=165 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2009
=165 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2009
=165 SingaporeSingapore 0.0 2009

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