Belgium vs Norway: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)
Belgium
83.5%
in 2025
Norway
83.7%
in 2025
Belgium rank
137th
Norway rank
135th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.7% against 83.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 137th and Norway ranks 135th of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 170.4% | 125.2% | 45.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 133.8% | 92.5% | 41.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 112.3% | 88.5% | 23.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 76.0% | 14.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 86.6% | 3.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%), Belgium or Norway?
- Norway, at 83.7% against 83.5% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Belgium ranks 137th and Norway ranks 135th of 155 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 (%) (national 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.