Austria vs Switzerland: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.31 0-6 scale against 1.25 0-6 scale in Switzerland, a difference of 0.06 0-6 scale.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 41 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.31 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.31 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.31 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.31 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.31 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 1.31 0-6 scale against 1.25 0-6 scale in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.06 0-6 scale, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Austria ranks 26th and Switzerland 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