Canada vs Estonia: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 28.3 Percentage of employees against 5.6 Percentage of employees in Estonia, a difference of 22.7 Percentage of employees.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Estonia ranks 8th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.67 Percentage of employees | 45.75 Percentage of employees | 13.08 Percentage of employees | Estonia |
| 2000s | 29.66 Percentage of employees | 9.92 Percentage of employees | 19.74 Percentage of employees | Canada |
| 2010s | 28.35 Percentage of employees | 5.84 Percentage of employees | 22.51 Percentage of employees | Canada |
| 2020s | 28.65 Percentage of employees | 5.67 Percentage of employees | 22.97 Percentage of employees | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Canada or Estonia?
- Canada, at 28.3 Percentage of employees against 5.6 Percentage of employees in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Canada and Estonia?
- 22.7 Percentage of employees, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for trade union density?
- Canada ranks 9th and Estonia ranks 8th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Trade union density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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