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DEFINITION:
Percentage of usual wages the country mandates employers to pay women on maternity leave. For instance, Italy requires employers to pay a woman 80% of her normal wages while off work after giving birth.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Turkmenistan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Ethiopia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Cameroon | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Burkina Faso | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Netherlands | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Tanzania | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Madagascar | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | South Korea | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Tajikistan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Afghanistan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | France | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Malawi | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Dominican Republic | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Bahrain | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Indonesia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Bangladesh | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Mauritius | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Malaysia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Barbados | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Guinea | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Panama | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Costa Rica | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Luxembourg | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Andorra | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Ecuador | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Rwanda | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Thailand | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Belize | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Philippines | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Moldova | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Morocco | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Estonia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Lebanon | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Uzbekistan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Colombia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Fiji | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Qatar | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Sudan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Nepal | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Israel | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Venezuela | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Senegal | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Zimbabwe | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Jordan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Mauritania | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Syria | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Mexico | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Serbia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Lithuania | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Argentina | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Ghana | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Slovenia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Guatemala | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | The Bahamas | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Spain | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Pakistan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Gabon | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | New Zealand | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Yemen | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Jamaica | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | United Arab Emirates | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | India | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Azerbaijan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Kenya | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | San Marino | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Bermuda | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Peru | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Laos | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Benin | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Cuba | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Togo | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | China | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Armenia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Ukraine | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Vietnam | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Mali | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Russia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Angola | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Austria | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Latvia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Mozambique | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Uganda | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Niger | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Brazil | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Brunei | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Belarus | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Algeria | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Chile | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Haiti | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Iraq | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Gambia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Croatia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Guinea-Bissau | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Grenada | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Uruguay | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Egypt | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Djibouti | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Burundi | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Nicaragua | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Malta | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Kuwait | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Zambia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Germany | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Kazakhstan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Poland | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Honduras | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Singapore | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Namibia | 100% | 2013 | |
| =1 | Comoros | 100% | 2013 | |
| =116 | Monaco | 90% | 2013 | |
| =116 | Portugal | 90% | 2013 | |
| =116 | Isle of Man | 90% | 2013 | |
| =116 | United Kingdom | 90% | 2013 | |
| =116 | Cape Verde | 90% | 2013 | |
| =116 | Bulgaria | 90% | 2013 | |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 86% | 2013 | |
| 123 | Romania | 85% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Norway | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Liechtenstein | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Ireland | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Hong Kong | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Italy | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Albania | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Sweden | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Switzerland | 80% | 2013 | |
| =124 | Iceland | 80% | 2013 | |
| 133 | Belgium | 79.5% | 2013 | |
| =134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75% | 2013 | |
| =134 | El Salvador | 75% | 2013 | |
| =134 | Bolivia | 75% | 2013 | |
| =134 | Equatorial Guinea | 75% | 2013 | |
| =134 | Cyprus | 75% | 2013 | |
| =139 | Finland | 70% | 2013 | |
| =139 | Hungary | 70% | 2013 | |
| =139 | Mongolia | 70% | 2013 | |
| =139 | Guyana | 70% | 2013 | |
| =143 | Turkey | 67% | 2013 | |
| =143 | British Virgin Islands | 67% | 2013 | |
| =143 | Iran | 67% | 2013 | |
| =143 | Tunisia | 67% | 2013 | |
| =147 | Vanuatu | 66% | 2013 | |
| =147 | Burma | 66% | 2013 | |
| =149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65% | 2013 | |
| =149 | Saint Lucia | 65% | 2013 | |
| =149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65% | 2013 | |
| =152 | Dominica | 60% | 2013 | |
| =152 | Czech Republic | 60% | 2013 | |
| =152 | South Africa | 60% | 2013 | |
| =155 | Canada | 55% | 2013 | |
| =155 | Slovakia | 55% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Libya | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Central African Republic | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Nigeria | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Greece | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Paraguay | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Botswana | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Cambodia | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Saudi Arabia | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Somalia | 50% | 2013 | |
| =157 | Chad | 50% | 2013 | |
| 167 | Japan | 30% | 2013 | |
| =168 | Solomon Islands | 25% | 2013 | |
| =168 | Kiribati | 25% | 2013 |
