Colombia vs Ireland: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Colombia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.31 0-6 scale against 1.21 0-6 scale in Colombia, a difference of 0.1 0-6 scale.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 36th of 41 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.21 0-6 scale | 1.23 0-6 scale | 0.0238 0-6 scale | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.21 0-6 scale | 1.27 0-6 scale | 0.0655 0-6 scale | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Colombia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.31 0-6 scale against 1.21 0-6 scale in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Colombia and Ireland?
- 0.1 0-6 scale, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ireland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ireland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Colombia ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 36th 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