Norway vs Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate,Percent
Norway
4.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.7%
in 2023
Norway rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Unemployment rate,Percent over time
- Norway
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Norway ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 71 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 12.4% | 7.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 7.2% | 3.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, Norway or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
- Norway ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.