Czechia vs Switzerland: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Czechia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 1.44 0-6 scale against 1.25 0-6 scale in Switzerland, a difference of 0.19 0-6 scale.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Switzerland ahead.
Czechia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.75 0-6 scale | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.8125 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.4375 0-6 scale | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.41 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.1625 0-6 scale | Czechia |
| 2020s | 1.44 0-6 scale | 1.25 0-6 scale | 0.1875 0-6 scale | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Czechia or Switzerland?
- Czechia, at 1.44 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 Czechia and Switzerland?
- 0.19 0-6 scale, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Switzerland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Czechia ranks 25th 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