Iceland vs United Kingdom: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.625 0-6 scale against 0.375 0-6 scale in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.25 0-6 scale.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 41 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.625 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Iceland or United Kingdom?
- Iceland, at 0.625 0-6 scale against 0.375 0-6 scale in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 0.25 0-6 scale, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Iceland ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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