Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 51.5% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
see 19.2% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Australia spends $7,691 as of 2023.
have 17.9% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Australia has 40.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Australia, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
make 31.1% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.
Life
have 10.3% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% more on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 18.1% more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Australia, they kill 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 19.2% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Australia has 36.5 as of 2024.
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 58.6% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Australia uses 9,801 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Australia, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 96.4% more CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Australia emits 14.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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