Estonia vs Portugal: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.14 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in Estonia, a difference of 1.33 0-6 scale.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Estonia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.74 0-6 scale | 4.42 0-6 scale | 1.67 0-6 scale | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.81 0-6 scale | 3.4 0-6 scale | 1.6 0-6 scale | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.81 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 1.33 0-6 scale | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Estonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.14 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Estonia and Portugal?
- 1.33 0-6 scale, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 5th of 7 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