Belgium vs Norway: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Belgium
12.87 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Norway
13.68 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Belgium rank
30th
Norway rank
29th

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time

  • Belgium
  • Norway
051015199720112025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment in Belgium, a difference of 0.81 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.

Belgium ranks 30th and Norway ranks 29th of 32 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 10.6 Percentage of full-time employment 10.62 Percentage of full-time employment 0.02 Percentage of full-time employment Norway
2000s 11.89 Percentage of full-time employment 12.19 Percentage of full-time employment 0.2993 Percentage of full-time employment Norway
2010s 13.27 Percentage of full-time employment 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment 0.407 Percentage of full-time employment Norway
2020s 12.8 Percentage of full-time employment 13.69 Percentage of full-time employment 0.8934 Percentage of full-time employment Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Belgium or Norway?
Norway, at 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Belgium and Norway?
0.81 Percentage of full-time employment, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Belgium ranks 30th and Norway ranks 29th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.