Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of China, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
pay a 14.4% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
be 21.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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 22.9% more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 38.6% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 94.4% more on healthcare
China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 73.4% more coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, State Administration of Taxation.
Norway: At a glance
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