Australia vs Hungary: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Australia
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.25 0-6 scale against 1.12 0-6 scale in Australia, a difference of 0.13 0-6 scale.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Hungary ranks 27th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 0.925 0-6 scale | 0.05 0-6 scale | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 1.23 0-6 scale | 0.35 0-6 scale | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.9583 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.2917 0-6 scale | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Australia or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 1.25 0-6 scale against 1.12 0-6 scale in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Australia and Hungary?
- 0.13 0-6 scale, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hungary?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Hungary rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Australia ranks 29th and Hungary ranks 27th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Strictness of employment protection — Temporary 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