Australia vs New Zealand: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.81 0-6 scale against 1.67 0-6 scale in Australia, a difference of 0.14 0-6 scale.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 41 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 0-6 scale | 1.49 0-6 scale | 0.2512 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.34 0-6 scale | 1.78 0-6 scale | 0.4362 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.67 0-6 scale | 1.68 0-6 scale | 0.0095 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.67 0-6 scale | 1.81 0-6 scale | 0.1428 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.81 0-6 scale against 1.67 0-6 scale in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.14 0-6 scale, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Australia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Individual 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