Finland vs Norway: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children
Finland
35.6
in 2025
Norway
36.3
in 2025
Finland rank
15th
Norway rank
12th
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 36.3 against 35.6 in Finland, a difference of 0.7.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.04 | 32.02 | 2.02 | Finland |
| 2010s | 32.41 | 33.84 | 1.43 | Norway |
| 2020s | 33.97 | 26.65 | 7.32 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 36.3 against 35.6 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children between Finland and Norway?
- 0.7, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Finland ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.