Maternity leave around the world - a table of comparisons
Africa | Americas | Asia/Pacific | Europe
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Africa
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Country
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Length of leave
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% of Wages
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Algeria
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14 weeks
|
100
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Angola
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90 days
|
100
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Benin
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14 weeks
|
100
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Botswana
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12 weeks
|
25
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Burkina Faso
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14 weeks
|
100
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Burundi
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12 weeks
|
50
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Cameroon
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14 weeks
|
100
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Central African Republic
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14 weeks
|
50
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Chad
|
14 weeks
|
50
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Comoros
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14 weeks
|
100
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Congo
|
15 weeks
|
100
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Cote d’Ivoire
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
14 weeks
|
67
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Djibouti
|
14 weeks
|
50 (100% for public employees)
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Egypt
|
50 days
|
100
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Equatorial Guinea
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12 weeks
|
75
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Ethiopia
|
90 days
|
100
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Gabon
|
14 weeks
|
100
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The Gambia
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12 weeks
|
100
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Ghana
|
12 weeks
|
100
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Guinea
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Guinea-Bissau
|
60 days
|
100
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Kenya
|
2 months
|
100
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Lesotho
|
12 weeks
|
0
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
|
50 days
|
50
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Madagascar
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Mali
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Mauritiana
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Mauritius
|
12 weeks
|
100
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Morocco
|
12 weeks
|
100
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Mozambique
|
60 days
|
100
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Namibia
|
12 weeks
|
as prescribed
|
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Niger
|
14 weeks
|
50
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Nigeria
|
12 weeks
|
50
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Rwanda
|
12 weeks
|
67
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Sao Tome/Principe
|
70 days
|
100 for 60 days
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Senegal
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Seychelles
|
14 weeks
|
flat rate for 10 weeks
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Somalia
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14 weeks
|
50
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South Africa
|
12 weeks
|
45
|
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Sudan
|
8 weeks
|
100
|
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Swaziland
|
12 weeks
|
0
|
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Tanzania
|
12 weeks
|
100
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Togo
|
14 weeks
|
100
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Tunisia
|
30 days
|
67
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Uganda
|
8 weeks
|
100 for one month
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Zambia
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