Netherlands vs Slovak Republic: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

Netherlands
3.61 0-6 scale
in 2025
Slovak Republic
2.51 0-6 scale
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Slovak Republic rank
1st

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • Netherlands
  • Slovak Republic
01234198520052025

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3.61 0-6 scale against 2.51 0-6 scale in Slovak Republic, a difference of 1.1 0-6 scale.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Slovak Republic's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 1st and Slovak Republic ranks 1st of 7 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Slovak Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 3.3 0-6 scale 3.14 0-6 scale 0.1593 0-6 scale Netherlands
2000s 3.3 0-6 scale 2.97 0-6 scale 0.323 0-6 scale Netherlands
2010s 3.34 0-6 scale 2.57 0-6 scale 0.7659 0-6 scale Netherlands
2020s 3.61 0-6 scale 2.51 0-6 scale 1.1 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, Netherlands or Slovak Republic?
Netherlands, at 3.61 0-6 scale against 2.51 0-6 scale in Slovak Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Netherlands and Slovak Republic?
1.1 0-6 scale, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovak Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Slovak Republic rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Netherlands ranks 1st and Slovak Republic ranks 1st 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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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