Greece vs Portugal: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13.9 Percentage of employees against 13.4 Percentage of employees in Greece, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of employees.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 20th of 31 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.3 Percentage of employees | 53.9 Percentage of employees | 13.6 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 1980s | 31.4 Percentage of employees | 35.1 Percentage of employees | 3.7 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
| 1990s | 26.2 Percentage of employees | 22.3 Percentage of employees | 3.9 Percentage of employees | Greece |
| 2000s | 22.4 Percentage of employees | 19.6 Percentage of employees | 2.8 Percentage of employees | Greece |
| 2010s | 17.3 Percentage of employees | 16.4 Percentage of employees | 0.9 Percentage of employees | Greece |
| 2020s | 13.4 Percentage of employees | 13.9 Percentage of employees | 0.5 Percentage of employees | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13.9 Percentage of employees against 13.4 Percentage of employees in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.5 Percentage of employees, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for trade union density?
- Greece ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 20th 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