Latvia vs Spain: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Latvia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.47 0-6 scale against 0.875 0-6 scale in Latvia, a difference of 2.6 0-6 scale.
That makes Spain's figure about 4.0 times Latvia's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th of 7 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 2.51 0-6 scale | 1.63 0-6 scale | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.875 0-6 scale | 2.97 0-6 scale | 2.09 0-6 scale | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Latvia or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.47 0-6 scale against 0.875 0-6 scale in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Latvia and Spain?
- 2.6 0-6 scale, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Latvia ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th of 7 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