Luxembourg vs Saudi Arabia: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Luxembourg
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.75 0-6 scale against 3.38 0-6 scale in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.37 0-6 scale.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.75 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3.75 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Luxembourg or Saudi Arabia?
- Luxembourg, at 3.75 0-6 scale against 3.38 0-6 scale in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.37 0-6 scale, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
- How do Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Luxembourg ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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