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

Italy
16.27 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Norway
13.68 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Norway rank
29th

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

  • Italy
  • Norway
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment in Norway, a difference of 2.59 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 32 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment 12.16 Percentage of full-time employment 6.33 Percentage of full-time employment Italy
2010s 18.67 Percentage of full-time employment 13.71 Percentage of full-time employment 4.96 Percentage of full-time employment Italy
2020s 17.14 Percentage of full-time employment 13.81 Percentage of full-time employment 3.34 Percentage of full-time employment Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Italy or Norway?
Italy, at 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Italy and Norway?
2.59 Percentage of full-time employment, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Italy ranks 27th 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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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.