Do you know losing jobs in some of the countries isn’t going to hurt you? If you are a citizen of one of these countries then you get the unemployment benefits by the country.
Although you receive Unemployment allowance in India too but that is applicable for people in UP only and that allowance is not that good as compared to these 10 countries.
All of the countries mentioned below are developed countries. Either they are first world countries or second world but none of them are third world countries.
So in this article we mentioned top 10 countries with best unemployment benefits for its citizen.
Here is the list of top 10 countries with best unemployment benefits
1. Latvia
The first country in the list is Latvia. Latvia is basically a communist country with best unemployment benefits.
The portion you receive of your salary as unemployment benefit is around 86.7%. You receive 86.7% of your salary as unemployment benefit in the first month of your joblessness.
The amount is based upon single person with no family to support.
% of Salary as Benefit = 86.7%
2. Israel
Second country in the list is Israel. Israel is a developed country with a per capita income of $35,000. Around 86% of the salary you get as unemployment benefit in the first month of joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 86%
3. Luxemburg
An European country with highest per capital income in the world. The country is very small in size with less people to take care of.
You receive at least 84.2% of your salary as unemployment benefit in the first month of your joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 84.2%
4. Bulgaria
Fourth best country for unemployment benefits is Bulgaria. Bulgaria is a communist country and not part of European Union.
Around 75.8% portion of your salary you get as unemployment benefits for first month.
% of Salary as Benefit = 75.8%
5. Portugal
Portugal is part of European Union and facing a severe economic crisis in its history.
However still you get 75% of your salary as unemployment benefits in the first month of your joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 75%
6. Netherlands
Netherlands has also one of the highest minimum wages in developed world.
74.2% of your salary is what you get as an unemployment benefit in the first month of joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 74.2%
7. Slovenia
Slovenia is another communist country and not part of European Union.
You get 73.1% of your salary as unemployment benefit in the first month of joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 73.1%
8. Switzerland
Perhaps in developed world Switzerland gives the least unemployment benefits.
Here is a tie with Slovenia, Switzerland gives 73.1% of your salary as unemployment benefit in first month of joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 73.1%
9. Czech Republic
Czech Republic is another communist country and the unemployment benefit given is around 70.3% of the salary in the first month of joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 70.3%
10. France
The last country in the list is France. A developed country and part of European Union is the last in our countdown list.
The unemployment benefit given is 66.4% of the salary in the first month of joblessness.
% of Salary as Benefit = 66.4%
So this was the list of top 10 countries with maximum unemployment benefits. You will be surprised to know that most of these countries are communist countries.
In the list there is no USA, Germany, Japan, Canada etc. It is because capitalist countries don’t believe in a welfare state however a communist country does.
That is why most of the countries in the list are communist.
