Norway vs Spain: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.47 0-6 scale against 3 0-6 scale in Norway, a difference of 0.47 0-6 scale.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.12 0-6 scale | 3.75 0-6 scale | 0.625 0-6 scale | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.15 0-6 scale | 3.5 0-6 scale | 0.35 0-6 scale | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.88 0-6 scale | 3.17 0-6 scale | 0.3 0-6 scale | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.81 0-6 scale | 2.56 0-6 scale | 0.25 0-6 scale | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.81 0-6 scale | 2.97 0-6 scale | 0.1562 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, Norway or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.47 0-6 scale against 3 0-6 scale in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts between Norway and Spain?
- 0.47 0-6 scale, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Norway ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th 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