New Zealand vs Paraguay: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

New Zealand
1.81 0-6 scale
in 2025
Paraguay
1.65 0-6 scale
in 2019
New Zealand rank
24th
Paraguay rank
27th

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
00.511.52199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.81 0-6 scale against 1.65 0-6 scale in Paraguay, a difference of 0.16 0-6 scale.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 41 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, New Zealand or Paraguay?
New Zealand, at 1.81 0-6 scale against 1.65 0-6 scale in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between New Zealand and Paraguay?
0.16 0-6 scale, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Paraguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Paraguay rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
New Zealand ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 27th 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

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