Iceland vs Norway: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -7.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway, a difference of 3.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd of 36 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Iceland |
| 2010s | -2.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at -7.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Iceland and Norway?
- 3.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.