China vs Denmark: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts

China
1.75 0-6 scale
in 2012
Denmark
1.62 0-6 scale
in 2025
China rank
20th
Denmark rank
22nd

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time

  • China
  • Denmark
0123198520052025

How they compare

China currently reports 1.75 0-6 scale against 1.62 0-6 scale in Denmark, a difference of 0.13 0-6 scale.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

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

China ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 22nd of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 1.75 0-6 scale 1.38 0-6 scale 0.375 0-6 scale China
2010s 1.75 0-6 scale 1.38 0-6 scale 0.375 0-6 scale China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, China or Denmark?
China, at 1.75 0-6 scale against 1.62 0-6 scale in Denmark as of 2012.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between China and Denmark?
0.13 0-6 scale, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Denmark?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do China and Denmark rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
China ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 22nd 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

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary 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