Japan vs Norway: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan, a difference of 2.71 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 32 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.08 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.56 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.5119 Percentage of full-time employment | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.62 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.69 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.07 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, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Japan and Norway?
- 2.71 Percentage of full-time employment, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Japan ranks 31st 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
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.