Estonia vs France: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Estonia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.5 0-6 scale against 3 0-6 scale in Estonia, a difference of 0.5 0-6 scale.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 2nd and France ranks 5th of 7 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 3.62 0-6 scale | 1.75 0-6 scale | France |
| 2010s | 2.66 0-6 scale | 3.58 0-6 scale | 0.9125 0-6 scale | France |
| 2020s | 3 0-6 scale | 3.5 0-6 scale | 0.5 0-6 scale | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Estonia or France?
- France, at 3.5 0-6 scale against 3 0-6 scale in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Estonia and France?
- 0.5 0-6 scale, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and France rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Estonia ranks 2nd and France ranks 5th of 7 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