Iceland vs Norway: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Iceland
50.0%
in 2023
Norway
52.7%
in 2024
Iceland rank
6th
Norway rank
4th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 52.7% against 50.0% in Iceland, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 4th of 115 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 43.9% | 9.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 50.8% | 14.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 47.7% | 9.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 50.0% | 3.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 52.7% against 50.0% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Iceland and Norway?
- 2.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Norway ranks 4th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.