United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Uruguay: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.35 0-6 scale
in 2025
Uruguay
1.13 0-6 scale
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
35th
Uruguay rank
38th

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Uruguay
00.511.5198520052025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.35 0-6 scale against 1.13 0-6 scale in Uruguay, a difference of 0.22 0-6 scale.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 41 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Uruguay?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.35 0-6 scale against 1.13 0-6 scale in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay?
0.22 0-6 scale, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 38th 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