Norway vs United States: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Norway
86.5%
in 2025
United States
84.4%
in 2025
Norway rank
155th
United States rank
158th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
Norway currently reports 86.5% against 84.4% in United States, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 155th and United States ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.3% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 83.8% | 4.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 80.7% | 4.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.2% | 0.2% | 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), Norway or United States?
- Norway, at 86.5% against 84.4% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Norway and United States?
- 2.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Norway ranks 155th and United States ranks 158th 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.