Norway vs Switzerland: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -13.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Switzerland, a difference of 2.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 36 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -17.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 14.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Norway |
| 2000s | -3.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -13.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 9.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Norway |
| 2010s | -7.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -14.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Norway |
| 2020s | -10.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -15.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Norway |
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, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at -10.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -13.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Norway and Switzerland?
- 2.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 25th 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.