Canada vs Norway: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.75 Factor of average annual wage against 1.76 Factor of average annual wage in Norway, a difference of 0.99 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Norway ranks 20th of 29 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.22 Factor of average annual wage | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | 0.116 Factor of average annual wage | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.08 Factor of average annual wage | 1.59 Factor of average annual wage | 2.48 Factor of average annual wage | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.76 Factor of average annual wage | 1.94 Factor of average annual wage | 0.8221 Factor of average annual wage | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 2.75 Factor of average annual wage against 1.76 Factor of average annual wage in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Canada and Norway?
- 0.99 Factor of average annual wage, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Canada ranks 17th and Norway ranks 20th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household