Mexico vs Poland: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Mexico
- Poland
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.25 0-6 scale against 1.62 0-6 scale in Poland, a difference of 2.63 0-6 scale.
That makes Mexico's figure about 2.6 times Poland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 0-6 scale | 0.625 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4 0-6 scale | 1.18 0-6 scale | 2.83 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.64 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 1.02 0-6 scale | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.79 0-6 scale | 1.62 0-6 scale | 1.17 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, Mexico or Poland?
- Mexico, at 4.25 0-6 scale against 1.62 0-6 scale in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Mexico and Poland?
- 2.63 0-6 scale, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Poland rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Mexico ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd 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