Colombia vs Costa Rica: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.21 0-6 scale against 0.6825 0-6 scale in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5275 0-6 scale.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.8 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 41 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.21 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.5238 0-6 scale | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.21 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.5238 0-6 scale | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1.21 0-6 scale against 0.6825 0-6 scale in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.5275 0-6 scale, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Colombia ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 39th 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