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Paid Parental Leave (weeks)

This indicator compares countries by Paid Parental Leave (weeks). The raw value shows the measured input, while the score normalizes it for international comparison.

Raw-value source: World Bank Women, Business and the Law 2026 Parenthood data. Formula: paid leave days available to mothers plus fathers, divided by 7. Countries/territories not covered use harmonised Nomadino fallbacks calibrated with WORLD Policy Analysis Center paid leave data.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Slovakia190.4 weeks 190.4 weeks 100
2 Mongolia175.6 weeks 175.6 weeks 98
2 Belarus174.4 weeks 174.4 weeks 98
2 Moldova168.4 weeks 168.4 weeks 98
5 Azerbaijan166.4 weeks 166.4 weeks 97
6 Korea Republic145.7 weeks 145.7 weeks 95
7 Czech Republic130.0 weeks 130.0 weeks 93
8 Romania116.3 weeks 116.3 weeks 91
8 Armenia115.3 weeks 115.3 weeks 91
10 Uzbekistan114.3 weeks 114.3 weeks 90
10 Japan114.3 weeks 114.3 weeks 90
10 Bulgaria112.9 weeks 112.9 weeks 90
13 San Marino92.0 weeks 92.0 weeks 86
13 Kazakhstan88.3 weeks 88.3 weeks 86
13 Russia87.9 weeks 87.9 weeks 86
13 Tajikistan87.9 weeks 87.9 weeks 86
17 Estonia86.4 weeks 86.4 weeks 85
18 Faroe Islands78.0 weeks 78.0 weeks 83
18 Hungary75.3 weeks 75.3 weeks 83
20 Germany74.0 weeks 74.0 weeks 82
20 Luxembourg73.4 weeks 73.4 weeks 82
20 Austria72.4 weeks 72.4 weeks 82
20 Finland72.0 weeks 72.0 weeks 82
20 Poland72.0 weeks 72.0 weeks 82
20 France71.0 weeks 71.0 weeks 82
26 Sweden70.6 weeks 70.6 weeks 81
26 French Guiana68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
26 Saint Pierre and Miquelon68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
26 Réunion68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
26 Croatia68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
26 Mayotte68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
26 Martinique68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
26 Guadeloupe68.0 weeks 68.0 weeks 81
34 Lithuania66.4 weeks 66.4 weeks 80
35 Slovenia62.9 weeks 62.9 weeks 79
35 Latvia62.1 weeks 62.1 weeks 79
35 Italy62.0 weeks 62.0 weeks 79
35 Chinese Taipei60.7 weeks 60.7 weeks 79
39 Liechtenstein56.0 weeks 56.0 weeks 77
39 Canada55.0 weeks 55.0 weeks 77
41 Bosnia and Herzegovina53.4 weeks 53.4 weeks 76
41 Belgium53.3 weeks 53.3 weeks 76
41 Serbia53.1 weeks 53.1 weeks 76
41 Albania52.6 weeks 52.6 weeks 76
41 Montenegro52.1 weeks 52.1 weeks 76
41 Iceland51.4 weeks 51.4 weeks 76
47 Norway49.0 weeks 49.0 weeks 75
48 Denmark48.0 weeks 48.0 weeks 74
48 Ireland46.0 weeks 46.0 weeks 74
50 England41.0 weeks 41.0 weeks 71
50 Wales41.0 weeks 41.0 weeks 71
50 Northern Ireland41.0 weeks 41.0 weeks 71
50 Scotland41.0 weeks 41.0 weeks 71
50 Iran40.6 weeks 40.6 weeks 71
50 Netherlands40.0 weeks 40.0 weeks 71
50 Cyprus40.0 weeks 40.0 weeks 71
50 Kosovo39.6 weeks 39.6 weeks 71
58 North Macedonia38.9 weeks 38.9 weeks 70
58 Spain38.0 weeks 38.0 weeks 70
58 Malta37.1 weeks 37.1 weeks 70
61 Greece36.7 weeks 36.7 weeks 69
62 Chile31.0 weeks 31.0 weeks 66
62 Monaco30.0 weeks 30.0 weeks 66
62 Andorra30.0 weeks 30.0 weeks 66
62 Tahiti30.0 weeks 30.0 weeks 66
62 Saint-Martin30.0 weeks 30.0 weeks 66
62 New Caledonia30.0 weeks 30.0 weeks 66
68 Venezuela28.0 weeks 28.0 weeks 64
68 Wallis and Futuna28.0 weeks 28.0 weeks 64
68 Gambia27.7 weeks 27.7 weeks 64
71 China26.6 weeks 26.6 weeks 63
71 Vietnam26.4 weeks 26.4 weeks 63
71 Portugal26.4 weeks 26.4 weeks 63
71 Djibouti26.4 weeks 26.4 weeks 63
71 Georgia26.1 weeks 26.1 weeks 63
71 Singapore26.0 weeks 26.0 weeks 63
71 Gibraltar26.0 weeks 26.0 weeks 63
71 India26.0 weeks 26.0 weeks 63
71 Cuba26.0 weeks 26.0 weeks 63
71 New Zealand26.0 weeks 26.0 weeks 63
81 Australia24.0 weeks 24.0 weeks 62
81 United States24.0 weeks 24.0 weeks 62
83 Algeria21.9 weeks 21.9 weeks 60
84 Paraguay20.0 weeks 20.0 weeks 58
84 Mauritius20.0 weeks 20.0 weeks 58
84 Ukraine20.0 weeks 20.0 weeks 58
84 Niue20.0 weeks 20.0 weeks 58
84 Colombia20.0 weeks 20.0 weeks 58
89 South Africa18.6 weeks 18.6 weeks 57
89 Costa Rica18.3 weeks 18.3 weeks 57
91 Seychelles18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Bermuda18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Aruba18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Curacao18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Cayman Islands18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Cook Islands18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Sint Maarten18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Kyrgyzstan18.0 weeks 18.0 weeks 56
91 Brazil17.9 weeks 17.9 weeks 56
91 Ethiopia17.6 weeks 17.6 weeks 56
91 Egypt17.3 weeks 17.3 weeks 56
91 Syria17.1 weeks 17.1 weeks 56
91 Suriname17.1 weeks 17.1 weeks 56
104 Turkey17.0 weeks 17.0 weeks 55
104 El Salvador16.4 weeks 16.4 weeks 55
104 Myanmar16.1 weeks 16.1 weeks 55
104 Nepal16.1 weeks 16.1 weeks 55
108 Uruguay16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Sierra Leone16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Macau16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Bangladesh16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Somalia16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Switzerland16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Anguilla16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 British Virgin Islands16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Pakistan16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Montserrat16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Philippines16.0 weeks 16.0 weeks 54
108 Laos15.4 weeks 15.4 weeks 54
108 Peru15.4 weeks 15.4 weeks 54
121 Congo15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 Guinea-Bissau15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 Hong Kong15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 Malaysia15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 Oman15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 Rwanda15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 Israel15.0 weeks 15.0 weeks 53
121 South Sudan14.9 weeks 14.9 weeks 53
121 Kenya14.9 weeks 14.9 weeks 53
121 Cape Verde14.9 weeks 14.9 weeks 53
121 Madagascar14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Burkina Faso14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Mali14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Benin14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Gabon14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Congo DR14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Cameroon14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Morocco14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
121 Panama14.4 weeks 14.4 weeks 53
140 Ivory Coast14.3 weeks 14.3 weeks 52
140 Togo14.3 weeks 14.3 weeks 52
140 Central African Republic14.3 weeks 14.3 weeks 52
140 Dominican Republic14.3 weeks 14.3 weeks 52
140 Senegal14.1 weeks 14.1 weeks 52
140 Niger14.1 weeks 14.1 weeks 52
140 Mauritania14.1 weeks 14.1 weeks 52
140 Chad14.1 weeks 14.1 weeks 52
140 Ecuador14.1 weeks 14.1 weeks 52
140 Liberia14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Western Sahara14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Guinea14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Zimbabwe14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Zambia14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Libya14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Nauru14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Korea DPR14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Iraq14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Turks and Caicos Islands14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Belize14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Turkmenistan14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Trinidad and Tobago14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Comoros14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Antigua and Barbuda14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Fiji14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Nicaragua14.0 weeks 14.0 weeks 52
140 Mozambique13.9 weeks 13.9 weeks 52
167 Equatorial Guinea13.3 weeks 13.3 weeks 51
167 Bolivia13.3 weeks 13.3 weeks 51
167 Argentina13.1 weeks 13.1 weeks 51
167 Indonesia13.1 weeks 13.1 weeks 51
167 Angola13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Guyana13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Brunei13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Mexico13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Saint Lucia13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Timor-Leste13.0 weeks 13.0 weeks 51
167 Cambodia12.9 weeks 12.9 weeks 51
167 Thailand12.9 weeks 12.9 weeks 51
167 São Tomé and Príncipe12.9 weeks 12.9 weeks 51
167 Grenada12.9 weeks 12.9 weeks 51
183 Uganda12.6 weeks 12.6 weeks 50
183 Burundi12.6 weeks 12.6 weeks 50
183 Saudi Arabia12.4 weeks 12.4 weeks 50
183 Tanzania12.4 weeks 12.4 weeks 50
183 Guatemala12.3 weeks 12.3 weeks 50
188 Ghana12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Nigeria12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Namibia12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Botswana12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Lesotho12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Zanzibar12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Sri Lanka12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Tuvalu12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Bahamas12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Kiribati12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Barbados12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Honduras12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 U.S. Virgin Islands12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 American Samoa12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Guam12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Northern Mariana Islands12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Dominica12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Haiti12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Vanuatu12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
188 Solomon Islands12.0 weeks 12.0 weeks 49
208 United Arab Emirates10.6 weeks 10.6 weeks 47
208 Bhutan10.6 weeks 10.6 weeks 47
208 Jordan10.4 weeks 10.4 weeks 47
211 Yemen10.0 weeks 10.0 weeks 46
211 Kuwait10.0 weeks 10.0 weeks 46
211 Malawi10.0 weeks 10.0 weeks 46
211 Palestine10.0 weeks 10.0 weeks 46
211 Lebanon10.0 weeks 10.0 weeks 46
216 Maldives9.0 weeks 9.0 weeks 44
216 Bahrain8.7 weeks 8.7 weeks 44
216 Eritrea8.6 weeks 8.6 weeks 44
219 Sudan8.0 weeks 8.0 weeks 42
219 Puerto Rico8.0 weeks 8.0 weeks 42
219 Jamaica8.0 weeks 8.0 weeks 42
222 Qatar7.1 weeks 7.1 weeks 41
223 Samoa5.0 weeks 5.0 weeks 35
224 Tunisia4.4 weeks 4.4 weeks 33
225 Swaziland2.0 weeks 2.0 weeks 22
226 Marshall Islands0.0 weeks 0.0 weeks 1
226 Palau0.0 weeks 0.0 weeks 1
226 Afghanistan0.0 weeks 0.0 weeks 1
226 Micronesia0.0 weeks 0.0 weeks 1
226 Tonga0.0 weeks 0.0 weeks 1
226 Papua New Guinea0.0 weeks 0.0 weeks 1