Colombia vs OECD: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts

Colombia
1.88 0-6 scale
in 2025
OECD
1.82 0-6 scale
in 2024
Colombia rank
16th
OECD rank
18th

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time

  • Colombia
  • OECD
00.511.52201420192025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.88 0-6 scale against 1.82 0-6 scale in OECD, a difference of 0.06 0-6 scale.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 16th and OECD ranks 18th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia OECD Difference Ahead
2010s 1.88 0-6 scale 1.73 0-6 scale 0.1447 0-6 scale Colombia
2020s 1.88 0-6 scale 1.75 0-6 scale 0.1206 0-6 scale Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Colombia or OECD?
Colombia, at 1.88 0-6 scale against 1.82 0-6 scale in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Colombia and OECD?
0.06 0-6 scale, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and OECD?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Colombia and OECD rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Colombia ranks 16th and OECD ranks 18th 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