Estonia vs Poland: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Estonia
- Poland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3 0-6 scale against 1.62 0-6 scale in Poland, a difference of 1.38 0-6 scale.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.8 times Poland's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.66 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 1.04 0-6 scale | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 1.38 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 Poland?
- Estonia, at 3 0-6 scale against 1.62 0-6 scale in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Estonia and Poland?
- 1.38 0-6 scale, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Poland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Poland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Estonia ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 3rd 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