Netherlands vs Norway: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Netherlands
34.4
in 2025
Norway
32.3
in 2024
Netherlands rank
30th
Norway rank
33rd
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 34.4 against 32.3 in Norway, a difference of 2.1.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.75 | 34.69 | 3.06 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 31.83 | 33.55 | 1.72 | Norway |
| 2020s | 29.1 | 32.6 | 3.5 | 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, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 34.4 against 32.3 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Netherlands and Norway?
- 2.1, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Netherlands ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd 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.