Does the law provide for survivors' benefits?

  • Contributory Survivors' pension (social insurance)
  • Non-contributory survivors' pension (Universal + social assistance)
  • State Administered (provident fund and individual account)
  • Non-state Administered (PF and IMA)
  • Not covered in the Index

This map reflects policies as of 1 January 2024 in 145 countries covered by the Index. The maps are based on the Labour Rights Index 2024, produced by the WageIndicator Foundation and the Centre for Labour Research (WageIndicator Labour Law office).

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  • 2 countries prescribe non-state-administered (PF and IMA) survivors’ benefits.
  • 11 countries provide state-administered (PF and IMA) survivors’ benefits.
  • 4 countries mandate non-contributory (Universal) survivors’ benefits.
  • 128 countries source survivors’ benefits through social insurance.