Lithuania vs Poland: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Lithuania
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.62 0-6 scale against 1.38 0-6 scale in Lithuania, a difference of 0.24 0-6 scale.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 5th and Poland ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.06 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 0.4375 0-6 scale | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.38 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Lithuania or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.62 0-6 scale against 1.38 0-6 scale in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Lithuania and Poland?
- 0.24 0-6 scale, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Poland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Poland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Lithuania ranks 5th and Poland ranks 3rd 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