Korea vs Latvia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 3.02 0-6 scale against 2.42 0-6 scale in Korea, a difference of 0.6 0-6 scale.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.42 0-6 scale | 3.02 0-6 scale | 0.6032 0-6 scale | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.42 0-6 scale | 3.02 0-6 scale | 0.6032 0-6 scale | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 3.02 0-6 scale against 2.42 0-6 scale in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Korea and Latvia?
- 0.6 0-6 scale, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
- 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