Spain vs United States of America: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Spain
- United States of America
How they compare
Spain currently reports 12.5 Percentage of employees against 9.9 Percentage of employees in United States of America, a difference of 2.6 Percentage of employees.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 27th of 31 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9 Percentage of employees | 22.8 Percentage of employees | 10.1 Percentage of employees | Spain |
| 1980s | 11.28 Percentage of employees | 18.34 Percentage of employees | 7.06 Percentage of employees | United States of America |
| 1990s | 15.25 Percentage of employees | 15.02 Percentage of employees | 0.23 Percentage of employees | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.09 Percentage of employees | 12.67 Percentage of employees | 2.42 Percentage of employees | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.59 Percentage of employees | 11.07 Percentage of employees | 3.52 Percentage of employees | Spain |
| 2020s | 12.95 Percentage of employees | 10.3 Percentage of employees | 2.65 Percentage of employees | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Spain or United States of America?
- Spain, at 12.5 Percentage of employees against 9.9 Percentage of employees in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Spain and United States of America?
- 2.6 Percentage of employees, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for trade union density?
- Spain ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 27th 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