Mexico vs Spain: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.09 0-6 scale against 2.05 0-6 scale in Spain, a difference of 0.04 0-6 scale.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 0-6 scale | 2.95 0-6 scale | 0.6944 0-6 scale | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.26 0-6 scale | 2.36 0-6 scale | 0.0992 0-6 scale | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.14 0-6 scale | 2.06 0-6 scale | 0.0794 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.09 0-6 scale | 2.05 0-6 scale | 0.0436 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 Spain?
- Mexico, at 2.09 0-6 scale against 2.05 0-6 scale in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Mexico and Spain?
- 0.04 0-6 scale, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Mexico ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th 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