Denmark vs Switzerland: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.53 0-6 scale against 1.43 0-6 scale in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1 0-6 scale.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 41 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.52 0-6 scale | 1.43 0-6 scale | 0.0873 0-6 scale | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.49 0-6 scale | 1.43 0-6 scale | 0.0635 0-6 scale | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.47 0-6 scale | 1.43 0-6 scale | 0.0397 0-6 scale | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.53 0-6 scale | 1.43 0-6 scale | 0.0968 0-6 scale | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.53 0-6 scale | 1.43 0-6 scale | 0.1032 0-6 scale | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 1.53 0-6 scale against 1.43 0-6 scale in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.1 0-6 scale, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd 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