Norway vs Timor-Leste: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Norway
14.7%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
14.7%
in 2022
Norway rank
121st
Timor-Leste rank
120th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Norway
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 14.7% against 14.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 121st and Timor-Leste ranks 120th of 155 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 18.1% | 2.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 17.1% | 2.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Norway or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 14.7% against 14.7% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Norway and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Timor-Leste?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Timor-Leste rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Norway ranks 121st and Timor-Leste ranks 120th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.