Italy vs Norway: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.56 0-6 scale against 2.33 0-6 scale in Norway, a difference of 0.23 0-6 scale.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.02 0-6 scale | 2.33 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.02 0-6 scale | 2.33 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.02 0-6 scale | 2.33 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.78 0-6 scale | 2.33 0-6 scale | 0.4492 0-6 scale | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.59 0-6 scale | 2.33 0-6 scale | 0.2589 0-6 scale | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 2.56 0-6 scale against 2.33 0-6 scale in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Italy and Norway?
- 0.23 0-6 scale, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Italy ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th 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