Costa Rica vs United States: Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.6825 0-6 scale against 0.0933 0-6 scale in United States, a difference of 0.5892 0-6 scale.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 7.3 times United States's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and United States ranks 41st of 41 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.5892 0-6 scale | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.5892 0-6 scale | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual and collective, Costa Rica or United States?
- Costa Rica, at 0.6825 0-6 scale against 0.0933 0-6 scale in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual and collective between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.5892 0-6 scale, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual and collective?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and United States ranks 41st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org