Estonia vs Slovenia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Estonia
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 2.08 0-6 scale against 1.81 0-6 scale in Estonia, a difference of 0.27 0-6 scale.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 7th and Slovenia ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.74 0-6 scale | 2.65 0-6 scale | 0.0913 0-6 scale | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.81 0-6 scale | 2.29 0-6 scale | 0.4818 0-6 scale | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 1.81 0-6 scale | 2.08 0-6 scale | 0.2659 0-6 scale | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Estonia or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 2.08 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 Slovenia?
- 0.27 0-6 scale, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Slovenia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Slovenia rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Slovenia 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