France vs Israel: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- France
- Israel
How they compare
France currently reports 2.56 0-6 scale against 2.37 0-6 scale in Israel, a difference of 0.19 0-6 scale.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Israel ranks 12th of 41 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 0-6 scale | 2.37 0-6 scale | 0.252 0-6 scale | France |
| 2010s | 2.58 0-6 scale | 2.37 0-6 scale | 0.2063 0-6 scale | France |
| 2020s | 2.56 0-6 scale | 2.37 0-6 scale | 0.1905 0-6 scale | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, France or Israel?
- France, at 2.56 0-6 scale against 2.37 0-6 scale in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between France and Israel?
- 0.19 0-6 scale, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do France and Israel rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- France ranks 9th and Israel ranks 12th 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.
Individual pages
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