Germany vs Italy: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.6 0-6 scale against 2.56 0-6 scale in Italy, a difference of 0.04 0-6 scale.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5 0-6 scale | 3.02 0-6 scale | 0.5159 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.56 0-6 scale | 3.02 0-6 scale | 0.4587 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.6 0-6 scale | 3.02 0-6 scale | 0.4206 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.6 0-6 scale | 2.78 0-6 scale | 0.1873 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.6 0-6 scale | 2.59 0-6 scale | 0.003 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, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 2.6 0-6 scale against 2.56 0-6 scale in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Germany and Italy?
- 0.04 0-6 scale, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Germany ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th 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