Number of countries with some protections from discrimination at work by region
| Groups | Americas | East Asia and Pacific | Europe and Central Asia | Middle East and North Africa | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 34(97%) | 19(63%) | 53(100%) | 17(89%) | 4(50%) | 44(92%) |
| Disability | 28(80%) | 20(67%) | 51(96%) | 13(68%) | 5(63%) | 35(73%) |
| Religion | 32(91%) | 14(47%) | 48(91%) | 10(53%) | 3(38%) | 42(88%) |
| Race/ethnicity | 32(91%) | 12(40%) | 48(91%) | 11(58%) | 3(38%) | 41(85%) |
| Political affiliation | 26(74%) | 9(30%) | 38(72%) | 8(42%) | 2(25%) | 39(81%) |
| Social class | 22(63%) | 10(33%) | 35(66%) | 7(37%) | 3(38%) | 39(81%) |
| Age | 23(66%) | 12(40%) | 46(87%) | 6(32%) | 1(13%) | 27(56%) |
| Marital status | 22(63%) | 11(37%) | 33(62%) | 5(26%) | 2(25%) | 21(44%) |
| Family status | 11(31%) | 8(27%) | 33(62%) | 5(26%) | 1(13%) | 16(33%) |
| Migrant status | 12(34%) | 6(21%) | 32(60%) | 6(32%) | 1(13%) | 15(31%) |
| Foreign national origin | 18(51%) | 7(23%) | 18(34%) | 4(21%) | 0(0%) | 26(54%) |
| Sexual orientation | 9(26%) | 5(17%) | 38(72%) | 1(5%) | 0(0%) | 8(17%) |
| Gender identity | 1(3%) | 1(3%) | 17(32%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1(2%) |
| Groups | Americas | East Asia and Pacific | Europe and Central Asia | Middle East and North Africa | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 34(97%) | 19(63%) | 53(100%) | 17(89%) | 4(50%) | 44(92%) |
| Disability | 28(80%) | 20(67%) | 51(96%) | 13(68%) | 5(63%) | 35(73%) |
| Religion | 32(91%) | 14(47%) | 48(91%) | 10(53%) | 3(38%) | 42(88%) |
| Race/ethnicity | 32(91%) | 12(40%) | 48(91%) | 11(58%) | 3(38%) | 41(85%) |
| Political affiliation | 26(74%) | 9(30%) | 38(72%) | 8(42%) | 2(25%) | 39(81%) |
| Social class | 22(63%) | 10(33%) | 35(66%) | 7(37%) | 3(38%) | 39(81%) |
| Age | 23(66%) | 12(40%) | 46(87%) | 6(32%) | 1(13%) | 27(56%) |
| Marital status | 22(63%) | 11(37%) | 33(62%) | 5(26%) | 2(25%) | 21(44%) |
| Family status | 11(31%) | 8(27%) | 33(62%) | 5(26%) | 1(13%) | 16(33%) |
| Migrant status | 12(34%) | 6(21%) | 32(60%) | 6(32%) | 1(13%) | 15(31%) |
| Foreign national origin | 18(51%) | 7(23%) | 18(34%) | 4(21%) | 0(0%) | 26(54%) |
| Sexual orientation | 9(26%) | 5(17%) | 38(72%) | 1(5%) | 0(0%) | 8(17%) |
| Gender identity | 1(3%) | 1(3%) | 17(32%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1(2%) |
Note(s): Mongolia has missing data for Migrant Status, N = 192, N = 193 for all other groupsSome protections means countries guarantee broad protection from workplace discrimination for the group in focus and/or specifically prohibit discrimination in at least one of the work areas for the group in focus
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