According to the 2010 Kenexa Research Institute WorkTrends Report, comparing country-level employee engagement differences in India, China, The Netherlands, Mexico, Denmark, United States, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Japan revealed that the order of these countries is consistent with the depth of employee engagement by country.
India is ranked highest (71%) and Japan ranked lowest (38%.). The WorkTrends Report explores the importance of leadership and managerial effectiveness to employee engagement, as well as the relationship between trusted leadership and organizational success.
While this looks quite rosy, I am a bit less enthusiastic than these numbers indicate. Some of the employee engagement may be driven by the continued good news from the country. The high turnover rates in the IT and IT-enabled service companies A few bad quarters in India may change the perceived level of employee engagement.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
