Denmark vs Norway: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway, a difference of 0.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 31.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Denmark |
| 2010s | 36.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 37.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Norway |
| 2020s | 37.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.8582 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 — youth to prime-age wage gap, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 38.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Denmark ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Youth 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.