Mexico vs OECD: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Mexico
- OECD
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.09 0-6 scale against 2.04 0-6 scale in OECD, a difference of 0.05 0-6 scale.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 18th and OECD ranks 20th of 41 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.09 0-6 scale | 2.03 0-6 scale | 0.0566 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.09 0-6 scale | 2.05 0-6 scale | 0.0374 0-6 scale | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Mexico or OECD?
- Mexico, at 2.09 0-6 scale against 2.04 0-6 scale in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Mexico and OECD?
- 0.05 0-6 scale, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and OECD?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and OECD rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Mexico ranks 18th and OECD ranks 20th 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