Costa Rica vs Norway: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.38 0-6 scale against 3 0-6 scale in Norway, a difference of 0.38 0-6 scale.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Norway ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.38 0-6 scale | 2.69 0-6 scale | 0.6875 0-6 scale | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.38 0-6 scale | 2.81 0-6 scale | 0.5625 0-6 scale | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 3.38 0-6 scale against 3 0-6 scale in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.38 0-6 scale, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Norway ranks 9th 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