Iceland vs Norway: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Iceland
-7.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Norway
-10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Iceland rank
21st
Norway rank
22nd

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
-10-50510199720112025

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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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

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.