Germany vs Norway: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Germany
30.5
in 2025
Norway
29.3
in 2025
Germany rank
13th
Norway rank
14th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 30.5 against 29.3 in Norway, a difference of 1.2.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and Norway ranks 14th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.72 | 27.38 | 0.66 | Norway |
| 2010s | 31.94 | 28.75 | 3.19 | Germany |
| 2020s | 27.4 | 28.62 | 1.22 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 30.5 against 29.3 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households between Germany and Norway?
- 1.2, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Germany ranks 13th and Norway ranks 14th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.