New Zealand vs Norway: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment against 4.99 Percentage of full-time employment in New Zealand, a difference of 1.74 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 36th and Norway ranks 34th of 37 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.41 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.48 Percentage of full-time employment | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 12.99 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.9 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.09 Percentage of full-time employment | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 12.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.94 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.12 Percentage of full-time employment | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.03 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.97 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 — low pay incidence, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment against 4.99 Percentage of full-time employment in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between New Zealand and Norway?
- 1.74 Percentage of full-time employment, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- New Zealand ranks 36th 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
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.