Korea vs Netherlands: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.61 0-6 scale against 2.42 0-6 scale in Korea, a difference of 1.19 0-6 scale.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.82 0-6 scale | 3.33 0-6 scale | 0.5135 0-6 scale | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.42 0-6 scale | 3.3 0-6 scale | 0.8786 0-6 scale | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.42 0-6 scale | 3.34 0-6 scale | 0.9206 0-6 scale | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.42 0-6 scale | 3.61 0-6 scale | 1.19 0-6 scale | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.61 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 Netherlands?
- 1.19 0-6 scale, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 1st 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