How does a global organization compare global degrees? Being a US citizen and native, my view of degree progression is 


Bachelors, 4 years of study
Masters, 1-2 years of study, thesis or portfolio required
Doctorate, 3-4 years of study, comprehensive exams and dissertation required


How does this compare globally? My current understanding is that European schools invert the Bachelors/Masters terms. How does a global organization's human resources department track this for comparison? How do you ensure you are comparing apples to oranges? What are the names of the systems (if they have them, possibly American, European, or another nomenclature)? I recall looking for a simple presentation of this information before, and not being able to find it, so I hope to solve this once and for all here.
In Finland (and other Nordic countries) the situation is almost the same as what you describe. Here, the degree progression is


Bachelor's degree, 3 years (180 ECTS credits), includes a thesis without original research, e.g. literature review (10 cr)
Master's degree, 2 years (120 cr), includes a thesis with research (30 cr)
Doctorate, 4 years, completed by either writing a monograph or a stapler thesis consisting of a preface and four or more publications, some universities also require 6-12 months of coursework (40-60 cr)


Prerequisite for a bachelor's degree is three years of upper secondary school.

I think this applies for most other European countries as well.