Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in New York instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In New York, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 22.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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