Portugal vs Russia: Strictness of employment: Individual dismissals
Strictness of employment: Individual dismissals over time
- Portugal
- Russia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.14 0-6 scale against 3.06 0-6 scale in Russia, a difference of 0.08 0-6 scale.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 1.35 0-6 scale | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.94 0-6 scale | 3.06 0-6 scale | 0.877 0-6 scale | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, Portugal or Russia?
- Portugal, at 3.14 0-6 scale against 3.06 0-6 scale in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between Portugal and Russia?
- 0.08 0-6 scale, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
- How do Portugal and Russia rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Portugal ranks 5th and Russia ranks 6th 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