Social Security Scheme Description Comparison

The Scheme Description Comparison tool facilitates comparisons of the social security scheme descriptions contained in the ISSA Country Profiles. Select two countries to access a direct comparison of the available social security schemes.

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The ISSA Country Profiles include information on national social security programmes that insure individuals against interruption or  loss of earnings resulting from old age, disability or survivorship; sickness and maternity; work injury or occupational disease; unemployment; and child rearing. Most of the information in the Country Profiles is collected through surveys carried out by the ISSA in co-operation with the U.S. Social Security Administration.

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