Denmark vs Norway: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and

Denmark
1.46 million National currency
in 2025
Norway
1.86 million National currency
in 2025
Denmark rank
9th
Norway rank
8th

Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199520102025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.86 million National currency against 1.46 million National currency in Denmark, a difference of 406,970 National currency.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 26 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 540,379 National currency 433,599 National currency 106,780 National currency Denmark
2000s 740,454 National currency 677,279 National currency 63,175 National currency Denmark
2010s 968,374 National currency 1.14 million National currency 171,835 National currency Norway
2020s 1.29 million National currency 1.61 million National currency 325,745 National currency Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Denmark or Norway?
Norway, at 1.86 million National currency against 1.46 million National currency in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Denmark and Norway?
406,970 National currency, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
Denmark ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,147 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org