Israel vs South Africa: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts

Israel
0.875 0-6 scale
in 2024
South Africa
0.5 0-6 scale
in 2012
Israel rank
35th
South Africa rank
38th

Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time

  • Israel
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.875 0-6 scale against 0.5 0-6 scale in South Africa, a difference of 0.375 0-6 scale.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 38th of 41 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.875 0-6 scale 0.5 0-6 scale 0.375 0-6 scale Israel
2010s 0.875 0-6 scale 0.5 0-6 scale 0.375 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, Israel or South Africa?
Israel, at 0.875 0-6 scale against 0.5 0-6 scale in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Israel and South Africa?
0.375 0-6 scale, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
Israel ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 38th 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