Norway vs Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural

Norway
743.28 1000 No
in 2024
Switzerland
805.13 1000 No
in 2024
Norway rank
54th
Switzerland rank
51st

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural over time

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
5001.0k1.5k2.0k199520092024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 805.13 1000 No against 743.28 1000 No in Norway, a difference of 61.85 1000 No.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 51st of 82 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 1,351 1000 No 677.02 1000 No 673.87 1000 No Norway
2010s 1,085 1000 No 771.79 1000 No 313.33 1000 No Norway
2020s 871.83 1000 No 792.12 1000 No 79.72 1000 No Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural, Norway or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 805.13 1000 No against 743.28 1000 No in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural between Norway and Switzerland?
61.85 1000 No, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Norway ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 51st of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.