Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 15.6% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
be 26.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Switzerland, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2018.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.0% 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2022.
have 15.1% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Switzerland: At a glance
How big is Switzerland compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.