Estonia vs Russia: Strictness of employment: Individual and collective

Estonia
1.81 0-6 scale
in 2025
Russia
3.06 0-6 scale
in 2012
Estonia rank
7th
Russia rank
6th

Strictness of employment: Individual and collective over time

  • Estonia
  • Russia
0123200820162025

How they compare

Russia currently reports 3.06 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in Estonia, a difference of 1.25 0-6 scale.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Estonia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 7th and Russia ranks 6th of 7 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.74 0-6 scale 3.06 0-6 scale 0.3214 0-6 scale Russia
2010s 1.81 0-6 scale 3.06 0-6 scale 1.25 0-6 scale Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual and collective, Estonia or Russia?
Russia, at 3.06 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in Estonia as of 2012.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual and collective between Estonia and Russia?
1.25 0-6 scale, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Russia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do Estonia and Russia rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual and collective?
Estonia ranks 7th and Russia ranks 6th of 7 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

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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