Norway vs Thailand: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Norway
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.64 against 6.73 in Norway, a difference of 2.91.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 74th of 84 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.07 | 16.08 | 9.01 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.03 | 12.3 | 5.27 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Norway or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.64 against 6.73 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Norway and Thailand?
- 2.91, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Thailand rank globally for low pay rate?
- Norway ranks 77th and Thailand ranks 74th 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.