Norway vs Qatar: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Norway
95.1%
in 2025
Qatar
99.2%
in 2025
Norway rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 99.2% against 95.1% in Norway, a difference of 4.1%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 98.3% | 6.6% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 98.9% | 5.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 99.4% | 5.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 99.2% | 4.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 99.2% against 95.1% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Norway and Qatar?
- 4.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Norway ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.