Belgium vs New Zealand: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.82 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 0-6 scale.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 24th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 0-6 scale | 1.49 0-6 scale | 0.0627 0-6 scale | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.6 0-6 scale | 1.78 0-6 scale | 0.1794 0-6 scale | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.74 0-6 scale | 1.68 0-6 scale | 0.0603 0-6 scale | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.82 0-6 scale | 1.81 0-6 scale | 0.0079 0-6 scale | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Belgium or New Zealand?
- Belgium, at 1.82 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.01 0-6 scale, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Belgium ranks 23rd 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