Norway vs Spain: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.51 against 6.73 in Norway, a difference of 2.78.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 77th and Spain ranks 75th of 84 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 | 11.72 | 8.88 | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.21 | 14.59 | 9.37 | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.88 | 10.21 | 3.33 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Norway or Spain?
- Spain, at 9.51 against 6.73 in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Norway and Spain?
- 2.78, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for low pay rate?
- Norway ranks 77th and Spain ranks 75th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.