Lithuania vs Portugal: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.14 0-6 scale against 1.88 0-6 scale in Lithuania, a difference of 1.26 0-6 scale.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Lithuania's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.13 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 1.01 0-6 scale | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 1.26 0-6 scale | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.14 0-6 scale against 1.88 0-6 scale in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 1.26 0-6 scale, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Lithuania ranks 6th and Portugal 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
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