Labor Market Flexibility

Labor-market flexibility points from 0 to 100. The raw value uses the Heritage Foundation Labor Freedom score as the direct public anchor and maintained Nomadino replacements for countries and territories outside direct coverage. Higher values are better; score equals raw points.
1 Hong Kong90 points 90 points 90
2 Austria82 points 82 points 82
3 Bermuda78 points 78 points 78
3 Cayman Islands78 points 78 points 78
5 Singapore77 points 77 points 77
6 Guyana76 points 76 points 76
6 United States76 points 76 points 76
8 British Virgin Islands75 points 75 points 75
8 Brunei75 points 75 points 75
8 Gibraltar75 points 75 points 75
8 Nigeria75 points 75 points 75
12 Samoa74 points 74 points 74
13 Micronesia73 points 73 points 73
14 Puerto Rico72 points 72 points 72
15 Italy71 points 71 points 71
15 South Africa71 points 71 points 71
17 Mauritius70 points 70 points 70
17 Monaco70 points 70 points 70
17 Turks and Caicos Islands70 points 70 points 70
20 Chinese Taipei69 points 69 points 69
20 New Zealand69 points 69 points 69
20 Norway69 points 69 points 69
20 Suriname69 points 69 points 69
24 Anguilla68 points 68 points 68
24 Bahamas68 points 68 points 68
24 Canada68 points 68 points 68
24 Faroe Islands68 points 68 points 68
24 Macau68 points 68 points 68
24 Mongolia68 points 68 points 68
24 San Marino68 points 68 points 68
31 Fiji67 points 67 points 67
32 Japan66 points 66 points 66
32 Sweden66 points 66 points 66
34 American Samoa65 points 65 points 65
34 Andorra65 points 65 points 65
34 Curacao65 points 65 points 65
34 Denmark65 points 65 points 65
34 Finland65 points 65 points 65
34 Guam65 points 65 points 65
34 Kiribati65 points 65 points 65
34 Kyrgyzstan65 points 65 points 65
34 Northern Mariana Islands65 points 65 points 65
34 Papua New Guinea65 points 65 points 65
34 Peru65 points 65 points 65
34 Saint Lucia65 points 65 points 65
34 U.S. Virgin Islands65 points 65 points 65
47 Georgia64 points 64 points 64
47 Kazakhstan64 points 64 points 64
47 Romania64 points 64 points 64
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina63 points 63 points 63
50 French Guiana63 points 63 points 63
50 Guadeloupe63 points 63 points 63
50 Malta63 points 63 points 63
50 Martinique63 points 63 points 63
50 Namibia63 points 63 points 63
50 Réunion63 points 63 points 63
50 Slovenia63 points 63 points 63
50 United Arab Emirates63 points 63 points 63
59 Aruba62 points 62 points 62
59 Australia62 points 62 points 62
59 Bulgaria62 points 62 points 62
59 Burkina Faso62 points 62 points 62
59 Saint Kitts and Nevis62 points 62 points 62
59 Serbia62 points 62 points 62
59 Sint Maarten62 points 62 points 62
59 Spain62 points 62 points 62
59 Tanzania62 points 62 points 62
59 Uruguay62 points 62 points 62
69 Botswana61 points 61 points 61
69 Iraq61 points 61 points 61
69 Ireland61 points 61 points 61
69 Latvia61 points 61 points 61
69 Panama61 points 61 points 61
69 United Kingdom61 points 61 points 61
75 Antigua and Barbuda60 points 60 points 60
75 Benin60 points 60 points 60
75 Bhutan60 points 60 points 60
75 Cape Verde60 points 60 points 60
75 Cyprus60 points 60 points 60
75 Greece60 points 60 points 60
75 Greenland60 points 60 points 60
75 Grenada60 points 60 points 60
75 Saint Pierre and Miquelon60 points 60 points 60
75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60 points 60 points 60
75 Solomon Islands60 points 60 points 60
75 Switzerland60 points 60 points 60
75 Tahiti60 points 60 points 60
88 Armenia59 points 59 points 59
88 Colombia59 points 59 points 59
88 Croatia59 points 59 points 59
88 Estonia59 points 59 points 59
88 France59 points 59 points 59
88 Iceland59 points 59 points 59
88 India59 points 59 points 59
88 Jamaica59 points 59 points 59
88 Montenegro59 points 59 points 59
88 Netherlands59 points 59 points 59
88 Qatar59 points 59 points 59
88 Russia59 points 59 points 59
100 Belgium58 points 58 points 58
100 Belize58 points 58 points 58
100 China58 points 58 points 58
100 Djibouti58 points 58 points 58
100 Lithuania58 points 58 points 58
100 Palau58 points 58 points 58
100 Philippines58 points 58 points 58
100 Saint-Martin58 points 58 points 58
108 Azerbaijan57 points 57 points 57
108 Brazil57 points 57 points 57
108 Chile57 points 57 points 57
108 Ecuador57 points 57 points 57
108 Hungary57 points 57 points 57
108 Indonesia57 points 57 points 57
108 Israel57 points 57 points 57
108 Ivory Coast57 points 57 points 57
108 Kenya57 points 57 points 57
108 Lesotho57 points 57 points 57
108 Luxembourg57 points 57 points 57
108 Mexico57 points 57 points 57
108 Timor-Leste57 points 57 points 57
108 Trinidad and Tobago57 points 57 points 57
122 Bahrain56 points 56 points 56
122 Comoros56 points 56 points 56
122 Costa Rica56 points 56 points 56
122 Guinea56 points 56 points 56
122 Guinea-Bissau56 points 56 points 56
122 Madagascar56 points 56 points 56
122 Thailand56 points 56 points 56
122 Tonga56 points 56 points 56
122 Tunisia56 points 56 points 56
122 Uganda56 points 56 points 56
132 Cook Islands55 points 55 points 55
132 Czech Republic55 points 55 points 55
132 Gabon55 points 55 points 55
132 Ghana55 points 55 points 55
132 Haiti55 points 55 points 55
132 Korea Republic55 points 55 points 55
132 Malawi55 points 55 points 55
132 Malaysia55 points 55 points 55
132 Marshall Islands55 points 55 points 55
132 Mayotte55 points 55 points 55
132 Montserrat55 points 55 points 55
132 New Caledonia55 points 55 points 55
132 Niger55 points 55 points 55
132 Portugal55 points 55 points 55
132 Slovakia55 points 55 points 55
132 Swaziland55 points 55 points 55
132 Vietnam55 points 55 points 55
149 Argentina54 points 54 points 54
149 Barbados54 points 54 points 54
149 Chad54 points 54 points 54
149 Congo DR54 points 54 points 54
149 Maldives54 points 54 points 54
149 Mali54 points 54 points 54
149 Mauritania54 points 54 points 54
149 Poland54 points 54 points 54
149 Senegal54 points 54 points 54
149 Sri Lanka54 points 54 points 54
159 Dominican Republic53 points 53 points 53
159 Guatemala53 points 53 points 53
161 Algeria52 points 52 points 52
161 Bolivia52 points 52 points 52
161 Congo52 points 52 points 52
161 El Salvador52 points 52 points 52
161 Germany52 points 52 points 52
161 Liechtenstein52 points 52 points 52
161 Niue52 points 52 points 52
161 Pakistan52 points 52 points 52
161 Seychelles52 points 52 points 52
161 Togo52 points 52 points 52
171 Angola51 points 51 points 51
171 Bangladesh51 points 51 points 51
171 Jordan51 points 51 points 51
171 North Macedonia51 points 51 points 51
175 Burundi50 points 50 points 50
175 Dominica50 points 50 points 50
175 Nauru50 points 50 points 50
175 Tuvalu50 points 50 points 50
179 Central African Republic49 points 49 points 49
179 Kuwait49 points 49 points 49
179 Rwanda49 points 49 points 49
179 Zambia49 points 49 points 49
183 Belarus48 points 48 points 48
183 Cambodia48 points 48 points 48
183 Kosovo48 points 48 points 48
183 Lebanon48 points 48 points 48
183 Libya48 points 48 points 48
183 Moldova48 points 48 points 48
183 Mozambique48 points 48 points 48
183 Nepal48 points 48 points 48
183 Oman48 points 48 points 48
183 Uzbekistan48 points 48 points 48
193 Nicaragua47 points 47 points 47
193 Ukraine47 points 47 points 47
195 Albania46 points 46 points 46
195 Cameroon46 points 46 points 46
195 Gambia46 points 46 points 46
195 Morocco46 points 46 points 46
199 Equatorial Guinea45 points 45 points 45
199 Wallis and Futuna45 points 45 points 45
201 Afghanistan44 points 44 points 44
201 Paraguay44 points 44 points 44
201 Turkey44 points 44 points 44
204 Egypt43 points 43 points 43
204 Eritrea43 points 43 points 43
204 Liberia43 points 43 points 43
204 Tajikistan43 points 43 points 43
208 Iran42 points 42 points 42
208 Saudi Arabia42 points 42 points 42
210 Laos41 points 41 points 41
210 São Tomé and Príncipe41 points 41 points 41
210 Vanuatu41 points 41 points 41
213 Palestine40 points 40 points 40
213 Zanzibar40 points 40 points 40
215 Ethiopia38 points 38 points 38
215 Honduras38 points 38 points 38
215 Sierra Leone38 points 38 points 38
218 Syria37 points 37 points 37
219 Venezuela36 points 36 points 36
220 Myanmar35 points 35 points 35
220 Western Sahara35 points 35 points 35
222 Sudan34 points 34 points 34
223 Zimbabwe33 points 33 points 33
224 Yemen31 points 31 points 31
225 Turkmenistan29 points 29 points 29
226 Somalia27 points 27 points 27
227 South Sudan25 points 25 points 25
228 Cuba20 points 20 points 20
229 Korea DPR5 points 5 points 5

Last rating: June 18th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for practical labor-market flexibility. Higher values mean firms can organise employment more easily, predictably and with fewer rigid barriers. The score equals the raw value.

Nomadino uses the Heritage Foundation 2026 Labor Freedom score as the direct numeric anchor. The index considers minimum-wage rules relative to the labor market, associational rights, paid annual leave, notice periods, severance requirements, labor productivity, labor-force participation, overtime restrictions and whether redundancy dismissal is legally permitted.

Nomadino uses this value as the visible raw value because it already sits on an international 0-100 scale and directly measures the legal and regulatory part of this indicator. World Bank Business Ready on labor, World Bank Enterprise Surveys, ILOSTAT and national labor laws are used as plausibility checks for reforms, special cases and countries without direct coverage.

Countries and territories without separate direct Heritage coverage use maintained Nomadino replacement values. They are derived from the administering state, local labor law, formal employment practice, regional comparators and existing Nomadino business indicators.

The rating is deliberately not a claim that every worker protection is bad. Predictable basic rights, clear procedures and functioning labor courts are not automatically penalised. The score mainly penalises rigid, costly or unpredictable rules that strongly restrict hiring, working hours, project work, part-time work, contract forms or operational adjustment.

Unemployment, wage levels, wage growth, purchasing power, income tax, social-security contributions, corporate tax, living costs and broad economic freedom are not included. These factors can matter for entrepreneurs and employees, but they remain separate or neighbouring Nomadino indicators.