Greece vs Luxembourg: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Greece
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.19 0-6 scale against 2.14 0-6 scale in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.05 0-6 scale.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 15th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 41 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.75 0-6 scale | 2.14 0-6 scale | 0.61 0-6 scale | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.44 0-6 scale | 2.14 0-6 scale | 0.3052 0-6 scale | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.26 0-6 scale | 2.14 0-6 scale | 0.1206 0-6 scale | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Greece or Luxembourg?
- Greece, at 2.19 0-6 scale against 2.14 0-6 scale in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Greece and Luxembourg?
- 0.05 0-6 scale, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Luxembourg?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Luxembourg rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Greece ranks 15th and Luxembourg ranks 17th 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