Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.47 0-6 scale against 3.38 0-6 scale in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.09 0-6 scale.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and Spain ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.38 0-6 scale | 3 0-6 scale | 0.375 0-6 scale | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.38 0-6 scale | 2.75 0-6 scale | 0.625 0-6 scale | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.47 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 Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 0.09 0-6 scale, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2012.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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