Poland vs Slovak Republic: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time
- Poland
- Slovak Republic
How they compare
Slovak Republic currently reports 2.51 0-6 scale against 2.33 0-6 scale in Poland, a difference of 0.18 0-6 scale.
That makes Slovak Republic's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Slovak Republic has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 4th and Slovak Republic ranks 1st of 7 countries.
Slovak Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Slovak Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 3.14 0-6 scale | 0.8135 0-6 scale | Slovak Republic |
| 2000s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.97 0-6 scale | 0.6468 0-6 scale | Slovak Republic |
| 2010s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.57 0-6 scale | 0.246 0-6 scale | Slovak Republic |
| 2020s | 2.33 0-6 scale | 2.51 0-6 scale | 0.1825 0-6 scale | Slovak Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Poland or Slovak Republic?
- Slovak Republic, at 2.51 0-6 scale against 2.33 0-6 scale in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Poland and Slovak Republic?
- 0.18 0-6 scale, with Slovak Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovak Republic?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Slovak Republic rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Poland ranks 4th 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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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