Ireland vs Norway: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Ireland
94.98
in 2019
Norway
95.36
in 2019
Ireland rank
17th
Norway rank
15th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
020406080100200520122019

How they compare

Norway currently reports 95.36 against 94.98 in Ireland, a difference of 0.38.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 17th and Norway ranks 15th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 95.98 94.13 1.85 Ireland
2010s 95.32 94.68 0.6414 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Ireland or Norway?
Norway, at 95.36 against 94.98 in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Ireland and Norway?
0.38, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Ireland ranks 17th and Norway ranks 15th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.