Norway vs Sweden: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Norway
1.41 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Sweden
1.37 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Norway rank
32nd
Sweden rank
35th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.41 Factor of decile 1 against 1.37 Factor of decile 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 Factor of decile 1.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 38 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 Factor of decile 1 | 1.26 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0235 Factor of decile 1 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.33 Factor of decile 1 | 1.29 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0448 Factor of decile 1 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | 1.32 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0917 Factor of decile 1 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.42 Factor of decile 1 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0519 Factor of decile 1 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 1.41 Factor of decile 1 against 1.37 Factor of decile 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.04 Factor of decile 1, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Norway ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.