France vs Germany: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.6 0-6 scale against 2.56 0-6 scale in France, a difference of 0.04 0-6 scale.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Germany ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7 0-6 scale | 2.5 0-6 scale | 0.1992 0-6 scale | France |
| 1990s | 2.61 0-6 scale | 2.56 0-6 scale | 0.0484 0-6 scale | France |
| 2000s | 2.72 0-6 scale | 2.6 0-6 scale | 0.1226 0-6 scale | France |
| 2010s | 2.58 0-6 scale | 2.6 0-6 scale | 0.0198 0-6 scale | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.56 0-6 scale | 2.6 0-6 scale | 0.0357 0-6 scale | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 2.6 0-6 scale against 2.56 0-6 scale in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between France and Germany?
- 0.04 0-6 scale, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- France ranks 9th and Germany ranks 8th 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