Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 10.8% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 82.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
be 34.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
pay a 48.2% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.2% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 87.2% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Skatteverket.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.