Iceland vs Israel: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts

Iceland
0.625 0-6 scale
in 2024
Israel
0.875 0-6 scale
in 2024
Iceland rank
36th
Israel rank
35th

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time

  • Iceland
  • Israel
00.20.40.60.8200820162024

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.875 0-6 scale against 0.625 0-6 scale in Iceland, a difference of 0.25 0-6 scale.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 36th and Israel ranks 35th of 41 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Israel Difference Ahead
2000s 0.625 0-6 scale 0.875 0-6 scale 0.25 0-6 scale Israel
2010s 0.625 0-6 scale 0.875 0-6 scale 0.25 0-6 scale Israel
2020s 0.625 0-6 scale 0.875 0-6 scale 0.25 0-6 scale Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Iceland or Israel?
Israel, at 0.875 0-6 scale against 0.625 0-6 scale in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Iceland and Israel?
0.25 0-6 scale, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Iceland ranks 36th and Israel ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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