Austria vs Norway: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Austria
2.6%
in 2021
Norway
2.8%
in 2021
Austria rank
14th
Norway rank
11th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 14th and Norway ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Austria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Austria and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Austria ranks 14th and Norway ranks 11th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.