Italy vs Norway: Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship
Italy
16.9%
in 2025
Norway
14.9%
in 2025
Italy rank
12th
Norway rank
15th
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 16.9% against 14.9% in Norway, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Norway ranks 15th of 21 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 16.2% | 4.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 22.9% | 5.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 18.5% | 3.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 16.9% against 14.9% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship between Italy and Norway?
- 2.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship?
- Italy ranks 12th and Norway ranks 15th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and group of citizenship (total population aged 18 and over). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.