Czechia vs Netherlands: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Czechia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.61 0-6 scale against 3.26 0-6 scale in Czechia, a difference of 0.35 0-6 scale.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 1st of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.64 0-6 scale | 3.3 0-6 scale | 0.3407 0-6 scale | Czechia |
| 2000s | 3.56 0-6 scale | 3.3 0-6 scale | 0.2675 0-6 scale | Czechia |
| 2010s | 3.28 0-6 scale | 3.34 0-6 scale | 0.054 0-6 scale | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.26 0-6 scale | 3.61 0-6 scale | 0.3532 0-6 scale | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Czechia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.61 0-6 scale against 3.26 0-6 scale in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Czechia and Netherlands?
- 0.35 0-6 scale, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Netherlands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Netherlands rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Czechia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 1st 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