Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 13.9% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.7% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2020.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 9.9% as of 2019.
be 58.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2018.
pay a 26.7% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 36.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 43.0% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Italy, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Italy, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Norway spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Italy, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.8% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.