Iceland vs Norway: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation
Iceland
18.6%
in 2025
Norway
21.9%
in 2025
Iceland rank
19th
Norway rank
17th
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 21.9% against 18.6% in Iceland, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 19th and Norway ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.8% | 1.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.2% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 20.1% | 2.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher work on weekends by professional status and occupation, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 21.9% against 18.6% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in work on weekends by professional status and occupation between Iceland and Norway?
- 3.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- Iceland ranks 19th and Norway ranks 17th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.