| # | Flag | Country | Law mandates paid or unpaid maternity leaveLaw mandates paid or unpaid maternity leave | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | No | 2017 | |
| 2 | Portugal | No | 2017 | |
| 3 | Suriname | No | 2017 | |
| 4 | Palau | No | 2017 | |
| 5 | United States | No | 2017 | |
| 6 | Australia | No | 2017 | |
| 7 | Norway | No | 2017 | |
| 8 | Tonga | No | 2017 | |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | No | 2017 | |
| 10 | Federated States of Micronesia | No | 2017 | |
| 11 | Barbados | Yes | 2017 | |
| 12 | Bangladesh | Yes | 2017 | |
| 13 | Belgium | Yes | 2017 | |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | Yes | 2017 | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | Yes | 2017 | |
| 16 | Bahrain | Yes | 2017 | |
| 17 | Burundi | Yes | 2017 | |
| 18 | Benin | Yes | 2017 | |
| 19 | Brunei | Yes | 2017 | |
| 20 | Bolivia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 21 | Brazil | Yes | 2017 | |
| 22 | The Bahamas | Yes | 2017 | |
| 23 | Bhutan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 24 | Botswana | Yes | 2017 | |
| 25 | Belarus | Yes | 2017 | |
| 26 | Belize | Yes | 2017 | |
| 27 | Canada | Yes | 2017 | |
| 28 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | Yes | 2017 | |
| 29 | Central African Republic | Yes | 2017 | |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | Yes | 2017 | |
| 31 | Switzerland | Yes | 2017 | |
| 32 | Ivory Coast | Yes | 2017 | |
| 33 | Chile | Yes | 2017 | |
| 34 | Cameroon | Yes | 2017 | |
| 35 | China | Yes | 2017 | |
| 36 | Colombia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 37 | Costa Rica | Yes | 2017 | |
| 38 | Cape Verde | Yes | 2017 | |
| 39 | Cyprus | Yes | 2017 | |
| 40 | Czech Republic | Yes | 2017 | |
| 41 | Germany | Yes | 2017 | |
| 42 | Djibouti | Yes | 2017 | |
| 43 | Denmark | Yes | 2017 | |
| 44 | Dominica | Yes | 2017 | |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | Yes | 2017 | |
| 46 | Algeria | Yes | 2017 | |
| 47 | Ecuador | Yes | 2017 | |
| 48 | Estonia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 49 | Egypt | Yes | 2017 | |
| 50 | Eritrea | Yes | 2017 | |
| 51 | Spain | Yes | 2017 | |
| 52 | Ethiopia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 53 | Finland | Yes | 2017 | |
| 54 | Fiji | Yes | 2017 | |
| 55 | France | Yes | 2017 | |
| 56 | Gabon | Yes | 2017 | |
| 57 | United Kingdom | Yes | 2017 | |
| 58 | Grenada | Yes | 2017 | |
| 59 | Georgia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 60 | Ghana | Yes | 2017 | |
| 61 | Gambia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 62 | Guinea | Yes | 2017 | |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | Yes | 2017 | |
| 64 | Greece | Yes | 2017 | |
| 65 | Guatemala | Yes | 2017 | |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | Yes | 2017 | |
| 67 | Guyana | Yes | 2017 | |
| 68 | Hong Kong | Yes | 2017 | |
| 69 | Honduras | Yes | 2017 | |
| 70 | Croatia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 71 | Haiti | Yes | 2017 | |
| 72 | Hungary | Yes | 2017 | |
| 73 | Indonesia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 74 | Republic of Ireland | Yes | 2017 | |
| 75 | Israel | Yes | 2017 | |
| 76 | India | Yes | 2017 | |
| 77 | Iraq | Yes | 2017 | |
| 78 | Iran | Yes | 2017 | |
| 79 | Iceland | Yes | 2017 | |
| 80 | Italy | Yes | 2017 | |
| 81 | Jamaica | Yes | 2017 | |
| 82 | Jordan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 83 | Japan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 84 | Kenya | Yes | 2017 | |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 86 | Cambodia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 87 | Kiribati | Yes | 2017 | |
| 88 | Comoros | Yes | 2017 | |
| 89 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | Yes | 2017 | |
| 90 | South Korea | Yes | 2017 | |
| 91 | Kuwait | Yes | 2017 | |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 93 | Laos | Yes | 2017 | |
| 94 | Lebanon | Yes | 2017 | |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | Yes | 2017 | |
| 97 | Liberia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 98 | Lesotho | Yes | 2017 | |
| 99 | Lithuania | Yes | 2017 | |
| 100 | Luxembourg | Yes | 2017 | |
| 101 | Latvia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 102 | Libya | Yes | 2017 | |
| 103 | Morocco | Yes | 2017 | |
| 104 | Moldova | Yes | 2017 | |
| 105 | Montenegro | Yes | 2017 | |
| 106 | Madagascar | Yes | 2017 | |
| 107 | Republic of Macedonia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 108 | Mali | Yes | 2017 | |
| 109 | Myanmar | Yes | 2017 | |
| 110 | Mongolia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 111 | Mauritania | Yes | 2017 | |
| 112 | Malta | Yes | 2017 | |
| 113 | Mauritius | Yes | 2017 | |
| 114 | Maldives | Yes | 2017 | |
| 115 | Malawi | Yes | 2017 | |
| 116 | Mexico | Yes | 2017 | |
| 117 | Malaysia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 118 | Mozambique | Yes | 2017 | |
| 119 | Namibia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 120 | Niger | Yes | 2017 | |
| 121 | Nigeria | Yes | 2017 | |
| 122 | Nicaragua | Yes | 2017 | |
| 123 | Netherlands | Yes | 2017 | |
| 124 | Nepal | Yes | 2017 | |
| 125 | Oman | Yes | 2017 | |
| 126 | Panama | Yes | 2017 | |
| 127 | Peru | Yes | 2017 | |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | Yes | 2017 | |
| 129 | Philippines | Yes | 2017 | |
| 130 | Pakistan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 131 | Poland | Yes | 2017 | |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | Yes | 2017 | |
| 133 | Paraguay | Yes | 2017 | |
| 134 | Qatar | Yes | 2017 | |
| 135 | Romania | Yes | 2017 | |
| 136 | Serbia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 137 | Russia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 138 | Rwanda | Yes | 2017 | |
| 139 | Saudi Arabia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | Yes | 2017 | |
| 141 | Seychelles | Yes | 2017 | |
| 142 | Sudan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 143 | Sweden | Yes | 2017 | |
| 144 | Singapore | Yes | 2017 | |
| 145 | Slovenia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 146 | Slovakia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | Yes | 2017 | |
| 148 | San Marino | Yes | 2017 | |
| 149 | Senegal | Yes | 2017 | |
| 150 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Yes | 2017 | |
| 151 | El Salvador | Yes | 2017 | |
| 152 | Syria | Yes | 2017 | |
| 153 | Swaziland | Yes | 2017 | |
| 154 | Chad | Yes | 2017 | |
| 155 | Togo | Yes | 2017 | |
| 156 | Thailand | Yes | 2017 | |
| 157 | Tajikistan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 158 | East Timor | Yes | 2017 | |
| 159 | Tunisia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 160 | Turkey | Yes | 2017 | |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | 2017 | |
| 162 | Tanzania | Yes | 2017 | |
| 163 | Ukraine | Yes | 2017 | |
| 164 | Uganda | Yes | 2017 | |
| 165 | Uruguay | Yes | 2017 | |
| 166 | Uzbekistan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | 2017 | |
| 168 | Venezuela | Yes | 2017 | |
| 169 | Vietnam | Yes | 2017 | |
| 170 | Vanuatu | Yes | 2017 | |
| 171 | Samoa | Yes | 2017 | |
| 172 | Yemen | Yes | 2017 | |
| 173 | South Africa | Yes | 2017 | |
| 174 | Zambia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 175 | Zimbabwe | Yes | 2017 | |
| 176 | South Sudan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | Yes | 2017 | |
| 178 | Kosovo | Yes | 2017 | |
| 179 | Afghanistan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | 2017 | |
| 181 | Albania | Yes | 2017 | |
| 182 | Armenia | Yes | 2017 | |
| 183 | Angola | Yes | 2017 | |
| 184 | Argentina | Yes | 2017 | |
| 185 | Austria | Yes | 2017 | |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | Yes | 2017 | |
| 187 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | 2017 |