Japan vs Norway: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Japan
31.5 Rate
in 2023
Norway
32.4 Rate
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Norway rank
30th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 32.4 Rate against 31.5 Rate in Japan, a difference of 0.9 Rate.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 30th of 44 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.62 Rate | 34.69 Rate | 7.07 Rate | Norway |
| 2010s | 30.46 Rate | 33.55 Rate | 3.09 Rate | Norway |
| 2020s | 31.27 Rate | 32.67 Rate | 1.4 Rate | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 32.4 Rate against 31.5 Rate in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Japan and Norway?
- 0.9 Rate, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 30th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.