Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Belgium, you would:
Economy
make 32.0% more money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 30.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 14.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
pay a 28.3% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 11.4% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.7% more on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 378.2 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.