Korea vs Mexico: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.25 0-6 scale against 2.25 0-6 scale in Korea, a difference of 2 0-6 scale.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.9 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.15 0-6 scale | 4 0-6 scale | 0.85 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.25 0-6 scale | 4 0-6 scale | 1.75 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.25 0-6 scale | 2.64 0-6 scale | 0.3937 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.25 0-6 scale | 2.79 0-6 scale | 0.5417 0-6 scale | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4.25 0-6 scale against 2.25 0-6 scale in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Korea and Mexico?
- 2 0-6 scale, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Korea ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 2 groups.
- 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