Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Illinois instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Illinois, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 21.9% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Illinois, the GDP per capita is $70,691 as of 2024.
be 34.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Illinois, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
