FACTOID # 10: In Switzerland, the average person has to work for 102 minutes to buy a kilogram of beef - one of the longest times in the developed world. On the other hand, they only have work 14 hours to buy a refrigerator for it.
 
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Labor Statistics > Firing cost > weeks of wages (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Zimbabwe: 446.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 2     Sierra Leone: 328.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 3     Egypt: 186.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 4     Ghana: 177.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 4     Sri Lanka: 177.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 4     Zambia: 177.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 7     Mozambique: 142.9 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 8     Argentina: 138.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 9     Ecuador: 135.4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 10     Equatorial Guinea: 132.9 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 11     Sudan: 118.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 12     Paraguay: 112.9 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 13     Indonesia: 108.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 14     Guatemala: 101.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 15     Comoros: 99.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 16     Bolivia: 99.5 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 17     Portugal: 98.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 18     Turkey: 94.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 18     Bhutan: 94.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 20     Cape Verde: 91 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 20     São Tomé and Príncipe: 91 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 20     Philippines: 91 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 20     Israel: 91 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 20     China: 91 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 20     Korea, South: 91 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 26     Iran: 90.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 27     Pakistan: 90 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 27     Nepal: 90 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 27     Botswana: 90 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 30     Malaysia: 88 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 31     Dominican Republic: 87.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 32     Guinea-Bissau: 86.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 32     Vietnam: 86.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 34     El Salvador: 85.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 35     Morocco: 85.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 36     Malawi: 84.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 37     United Arab Emirates: 83.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 38     Saudi Arabia: 80.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 39     Syria: 79.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 40     Mexico: 74.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 41     Eritrea: 69.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 41     Germany: 69.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 41     Greece: 69.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 44     Trinidad and Tobago: 67.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 45     Albania: 64.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 46     Hong Kong: 62.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 47     Jamaica: 60.5 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 48     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 60 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 49     Colombia: 58.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 50     Angola: 58.5 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 51     Dominica: 57.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 52     Djibouti: 56.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 52     Guyana: 56.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 52     Spain: 56.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 52     Austria: 56.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 52     Vanuatu: 56.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 57     Saint Lucia: 56 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 58     India: 55.9 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 59     Thailand: 54.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 60     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 54 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 61     Swaziland: 53.2 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 62     Antigua and Barbuda: 52.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 63     Peru: 52 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 63     Chile: 52 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 65     Bangladesh: 51 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 66     Nigeria: 49.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 67     Ireland: 49 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 68     Côte d'Ivoire: 48.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 69     Venezuela: 47.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 69     Kenya: 47.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 71     Lesotho: 44.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 71     Solomon Islands: 44.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 73     Panama: 44 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 74     Gabon: 43.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 74     Honduras: 43.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 76     Kuwait: 42.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 77     Congo, Republic of the: 41.2 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 78     Ethiopia: 40.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 79     Slovenia: 39.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 80     Papua New Guinea: 39 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 80     Croatia: 39 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 80     Cambodia: 39 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 83     Seychelles: 38.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 84     Senegal: 37.9 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 85     Brazil: 36.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 86     Chad: 35.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 86     Benin: 35.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 86     Togo: 35.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 89     Costa Rica: 35.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 90     Mauritius: 34.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 90     Estonia: 34.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 92     Hungary: 34.5 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 92     East Timor: 34.5 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 94     Burkina Faso: 33.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 95     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 33.2 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 96     Cameroon: 32.5 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 97     Tanzania: 32 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 98     France: 31.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 99     Niger: 31.4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 99     Mali: 31.4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 99     Mauritania: 31.4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 102     Uruguay: 31.2 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 103     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 30.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 104     Madagascar: 30.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 104     Uzbekistan: 30.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 104     Lithuania: 30.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 107     Moldova: 28.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 108     Grenada: 28.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 109     Fiji: 28 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 109     Canada: 28 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Haiti: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Finland: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Suriname: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Guinea: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Rwanda: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Burundi: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 111     Sweden: 26 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 118     Namibia: 24.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 119     Belize: 24 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 119     South Africa: 24 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 121     Nicaragua: 23.8 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 122     United Kingdom: 22.1 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 123     Belarus: 21.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 123     Czech Republic: 21.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 123     Tajikistan: 21.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 123     Central African Republic: 21.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 123     Azerbaijan: 21.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 123     Macedonia, Republic of: 21.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 129     Laos: 19.4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Lebanon: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Tunisia: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Russia: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Netherlands: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Kyrgyzstan: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Latvia: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 130     Yemen: 17.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 137     Algeria: 17 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 138     Belgium: 16 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Iceland: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Switzerland: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Poland: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Norway: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Armenia: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Slovakia: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Uganda: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 139     Ukraine: 13 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 147     Denmark: 10 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 148     Kazakhstan: 8.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 148     Maldives: 8.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 148     Samoa: 8.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 148     Gambia, The: 8.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 148     Mongolia: 8.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 148     Bulgaria: 8.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 154     Japan: 8.6 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 155     Jordan: 4.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 155     Afghanistan: 4.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 155     Kiribati: 4.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 155     Georgia: 4.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 155     Oman: 4.3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 160     Iraq: 4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 160     Australia: 4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
= 160     Singapore: 4 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 163     Romania: 3 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
# 164     Italy: 1.7 weeks of wages   2006 Time series
Weighted average: 53.3 weeks of wages  


DEFINITION: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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