New Zealand vs Norway: Gender wage gap

New Zealand
1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Norway
2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
New Zealand rank
37th
Norway rank
34th

Gender wage gap over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
05101520198420042025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 7.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.528 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile New Zealand
2000s 4.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5.04 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.4051 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Norway
2010s 2.32 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Norway
2020s 1.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.04 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.6 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, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between New Zealand and Norway?
0.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for gender wage gap?
New Zealand ranks 37th 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.