Australia vs Norway: Labor force, total, per capita
Australia
0.5477 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.5516 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Norway rank
26th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5516 units per person against 0.5477 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0039 units per person.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 29th and Norway ranks 26th of 188 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4963 units per person | 0.5142 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.5152 units per person | 0.5443 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.5298 units per person | 0.5449 units per person | 0.015 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.5436 units per person | 0.5486 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.5516 units per person against 0.5477 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Australia and Norway?
- 0.0039 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Australia ranks 29th and Norway ranks 26th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.