Latvia vs Slovenia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

Latvia
3.02 0-6 scale
in 2025
Slovenia
2.08 0-6 scale
in 2025
Latvia rank
2nd
Slovenia rank
5th

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • Latvia
  • Slovenia
0123200820162025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 3.02 0-6 scale against 2.08 0-6 scale in Slovenia, a difference of 0.94 0-6 scale.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.5 times Slovenia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 2nd and Slovenia ranks 5th of 7 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Slovenia Difference Ahead
2010s 3.02 0-6 scale 2.21 0-6 scale 0.8125 0-6 scale Latvia
2020s 3.02 0-6 scale 2.08 0-6 scale 0.9444 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, Latvia or Slovenia?
Latvia, at 3.02 0-6 scale against 2.08 0-6 scale in Slovenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Latvia and Slovenia?
0.94 0-6 scale, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Latvia ranks 2nd and Slovenia ranks 5th of 7 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