Iceland vs Norway: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Iceland
7.6 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
Norway
6.73 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Iceland rank
32nd
Norway rank
34th

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
2468199720112025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment against 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment in Norway, a difference of 0.87 Percentage of full-time employment.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 34th of 37 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 7.36 Percentage of full-time employment 2.84 Percentage of full-time employment 4.51 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland
2010s 7.43 Percentage of full-time employment 5.38 Percentage of full-time employment 2.04 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Iceland or Norway?
Iceland, at 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment against 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Iceland and Norway?
0.87 Percentage of full-time employment, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Iceland ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 34th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — Low 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 — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
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.