Greece vs Israel: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

Greece
2.19 0-6 scale
in 2025
Israel
2.37 0-6 scale
in 2024
Greece rank
15th
Israel rank
12th

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • Greece
  • Israel
0123198520052025

How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.37 0-6 scale against 2.19 0-6 scale in Greece, a difference of 0.18 0-6 scale.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 15th and Israel ranks 12th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Israel Difference Ahead
2000s 2.75 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 0.377 0-6 scale Greece
2010s 2.44 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 0.0722 0-6 scale Greece
2020s 2.27 0-6 scale 2.37 0-6 scale 0.0984 0-6 scale Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Greece or Israel?
Israel, at 2.37 0-6 scale against 2.19 0-6 scale in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Greece and Israel?
0.18 0-6 scale, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Greece and Israel rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Greece ranks 15th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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