Belgium vs OECD: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Belgium
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 2.04 0-6 scale against 1.82 0-6 scale in Belgium, a difference of 0.22 0-6 scale.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and OECD ranks 20th of 41 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.76 0-6 scale | 2.03 0-6 scale | 0.2727 0-6 scale | OECD |
| 2020s | 1.82 0-6 scale | 2.05 0-6 scale | 0.2364 0-6 scale | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Belgium or OECD?
- OECD, at 2.04 0-6 scale against 1.82 0-6 scale in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Belgium and OECD?
- 0.22 0-6 scale, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and OECD?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and OECD rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and OECD ranks 20th 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