Estonia vs Korea: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Estonia
- Korea
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3 0-6 scale against 2.25 0-6 scale in Korea, a difference of 0.75 0-6 scale.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Korea ahead.
Estonia ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 7 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 2.25 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.66 0-6 scale | 2.25 0-6 scale | 0.4125 0-6 scale | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3 0-6 scale | 2.25 0-6 scale | 0.75 0-6 scale | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Estonia or Korea?
- Estonia, at 3 0-6 scale against 2.25 0-6 scale in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Estonia and Korea?
- 0.75 0-6 scale, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Korea rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Estonia ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st 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