Norway vs Sweden: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.33 0-6 scale against 2.32 0-6 scale in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 0-6 scale.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 14th of 41 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.64 0-6 scale | 0.3036 0-6 scale | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.6 0-6 scale | 0.2702 0-6 scale | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.46 0-6 scale | 0.1226 0-6 scale | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.45 0-6 scale | 0.1131 0-6 scale | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.38 0-6 scale | 0.0506 0-6 scale | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 2.33 0-6 scale against 2.32 0-6 scale in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.01 0-6 scale, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Norway ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 14th 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