China vs India: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.81 0-6 scale against 1.75 0-6 scale in China, a difference of 0.06 0-6 scale.
Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 20th and India ranks 19th of 41 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 0-6 scale | 1.81 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | India |
| 2010s | 1.75 0-6 scale | 1.81 0-6 scale | 0.0625 0-6 scale | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, China or India?
- India, at 1.81 0-6 scale against 1.75 0-6 scale in China as of 2012.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between China and India?
- 0.06 0-6 scale, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
- How do China and India rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- China ranks 20th and India ranks 19th 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