South Africa vs Spain: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

South Africa
2.16 0-6 scale
in 2012
Spain
2.05 0-6 scale
in 2025
South Africa rank
16th
Spain rank
19th

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
01234198520052025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.16 0-6 scale against 2.05 0-6 scale in Spain, a difference of 0.11 0-6 scale.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 41 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 2.16 0-6 scale 2.36 0-6 scale 0.1984 0-6 scale Spain
2010s 2.16 0-6 scale 2.26 0-6 scale 0.1032 0-6 scale Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 2.16 0-6 scale against 2.05 0-6 scale in Spain as of 2012.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between South Africa and Spain?
0.11 0-6 scale, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
South Africa ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th 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