France vs Norway: Gender wage gap

France
4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2022
Norway
2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
France rank
31st
Norway rank
34th

Gender wage gap over time

  • France
  • Norway
246810199720112025

How they compare

France currently reports 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Norway, a difference of 1.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes France's figure about 1.9 times Norway's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 38 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 7.32 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 4.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile France
2010s 7.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.55 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile France
2020s 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.6895 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, France or Norway?
France, at 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between France and Norway?
1.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do France and Norway rank globally for gender wage gap?
France ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Gender wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender wage gap
Unit
Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 968 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.