Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Norway, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2021.
make 56.4% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $94,594 as of 2025.
be 25.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Norway, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Norway, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Norway, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 19.8% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 10.5 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
Safety
be 20.9% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 54.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Norway, they kill 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 94.2% less strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Norway withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 3.9 times more electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Norway uses 23,673 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 46.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Norway, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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