Finland vs Latvia: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 51.4 Percentage of employees against 10.3 Percentage of employees in Latvia, a difference of 41.1 Percentage of employees.
That makes Finland's figure about 5.0 times Latvia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 5th of 31 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4 Percentage of employees | 28.6 Percentage of employees | 49.8 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2000s | 72.62 Percentage of employees | 17.36 Percentage of employees | 55.26 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2010s | 66.31 Percentage of employees | 12.93 Percentage of employees | 53.38 Percentage of employees | Finland |
| 2020s | 58.6 Percentage of employees | 10.65 Percentage of employees | 47.95 Percentage of employees | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Finland or Latvia?
- Finland, at 51.4 Percentage of employees against 10.3 Percentage of employees in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Finland and Latvia?
- 41.1 Percentage of employees, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for trade union density?
- Finland ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 5th 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