Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.86 million National currency against 1.23 million National currency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 633,100 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 26 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433,599 National currency | 378,267 National currency | 55,332 National currency | Norway |
| 2000s | 677,279 National currency | 569,454 National currency | 107,826 National currency | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.14 million National currency | 764,519 National currency | 375,690 National currency | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.61 million National currency | 1.06 million National currency | 554,101 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, Norway or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Norway, at 1.86 million National currency against 1.23 million National currency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 633,100 National currency, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th 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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About this data
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