China vs Korea: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

China
3.26 0-6 scale
in 2012
Korea
2.42 0-6 scale
in 2025
China rank
3rd
Korea rank
2nd

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • China
  • Korea
0123199020072025

How they compare

China currently reports 3.26 0-6 scale against 2.42 0-6 scale in Korea, a difference of 0.84 0-6 scale.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

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

China ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 3.26 0-6 scale 2.42 0-6 scale 0.8413 0-6 scale China
2010s 3.26 0-6 scale 2.42 0-6 scale 0.8413 0-6 scale China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, China or Korea?
China, at 3.26 0-6 scale against 2.42 0-6 scale in Korea as of 2012.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between China and Korea?
0.84 0-6 scale, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do China and Korea rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
China ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual 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