Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland 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 Maryland, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 26.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
make 23.6% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
