Iceland vs Norway: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Iceland
87.4%
in 2025
Norway
86.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
154th
Norway rank
155th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 87.4% against 86.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 154th and Norway ranks 155th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.4% | 89.9% | 7.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 88.0% | 17.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 75.7% | 5.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 86.4% | 7.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 87.4% against 86.5% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.9%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Iceland ranks 154th and Norway ranks 155th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.