Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in California instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 40.7% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In California, that number is 28.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.2% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
California is 17.5% more expensive than Norway overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Norway is about 1.2 times smaller than California.
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City Size Comparison · See true size
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