Italy vs Norway: Gender wage gap

Italy
2.66 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
Italy rank
33rd
Norway rank
34th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.66 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 0.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 9.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 4.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 4.8 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Italy
2010s 3.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.55 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.195 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Italy
2020s 2.66 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.8815 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Italy or Norway?
Italy, at 2.66 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 Italy and Norway?
0.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for gender wage gap?
Italy ranks 33rd 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.