Greece vs Norway: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings
Greece
6.2%
in 2015
Norway
7.1%
in 2015
Greece rank
24th
Norway rank
23rd
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.1% against 6.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 24th and Norway ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.3% | 2.9% | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 2.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unadjusted gender gap in median earnings, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.1% against 6.2% in Greece as of 2015.
- What is the difference in unadjusted gender gap in median earnings between Greece and Norway?
- 0.9%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2015.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings?
- Greece ranks 24th and Norway ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is defined as the difference between median earnings of men and women relative to median earnings of men. Estimates refer to full-time employees and to self-employed workers.