Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 56.7% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 9.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 60.0% more on healthcare
Norway spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.8% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
How big is United States compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.