France vs Netherlands: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 3.5 0-6 scale against 0.9375 0-6 scale in Netherlands, a difference of 2.56 0-6 scale.
That makes France's figure about 3.7 times Netherlands's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 41 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.06 0-6 scale | 1.38 0-6 scale | 1.69 0-6 scale | France |
| 1990s | 3.57 0-6 scale | 1.33 0-6 scale | 2.24 0-6 scale | France |
| 2000s | 3.62 0-6 scale | 0.9375 0-6 scale | 2.69 0-6 scale | France |
| 2010s | 3.58 0-6 scale | 1.04 0-6 scale | 2.54 0-6 scale | France |
| 2020s | 3.5 0-6 scale | 0.9375 0-6 scale | 2.56 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, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 3.5 0-6 scale against 0.9375 0-6 scale in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between France and Netherlands?
- 2.56 0-6 scale, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- France ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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