Estonia vs Lithuania: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3 0-6 scale against 1.38 0-6 scale in Lithuania, a difference of 1.62 0-6 scale.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.2 times Lithuania's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 0-6 scale | 2.06 0-6 scale | 0.9375 0-6 scale | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3 0-6 scale | 1.38 0-6 scale | 1.62 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 Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 3 0-6 scale against 1.38 0-6 scale in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 1.62 0-6 scale, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Estonia ranks 2nd and Lithuania 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