Colombia vs United States: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain

Colombia
15.7 Percentage of employees
in 2016
United States
11.1 Percentage of employees
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
United States rank
27th

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain over time

  • Colombia
  • United States
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 15.7 Percentage of employees against 11.1 Percentage of employees in United States, a difference of 4.6 Percentage of employees.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United States ahead.

Colombia ranks 24th and United States ranks 27th of 29 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.95 Percentage of employees 13.65 Percentage of employees 12.7 Percentage of employees United States
2010s 7.97 Percentage of employees 12.51 Percentage of employees 4.54 Percentage of employees United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain, Colombia or United States?
Colombia, at 15.7 Percentage of employees against 11.1 Percentage of employees in United States as of 2016.
What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Colombia and United States?
4.6 Percentage of employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Colombia and United States rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Colombia ranks 24th and United States ranks 27th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain
Unit
Percentage of employees
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) was developed by Prof. Jelle Visser at the University of Amsterdam. It was first released in May 2007. In its initial form, the ICTWSS database combined data from various sources and projects with a main focus on trade union in EU and OECD countries, collective bargaining and employment relations in Europe, and social pacts. In 2021, the ICTWSS database was rebranded as the OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database to reflect the joint effort by the OECD and AIAS-HSI to ensure the continuation of the database following Prof. Visser’s retirement. The OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database is publicly available at: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ictwss-database.htm