Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 4.9 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 50.4% more money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $42,300 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 11.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 81.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.5% less likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 76.3% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.9% more on education
South Korea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 28.0% more on healthcare
South Korea spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.4 times more coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to South Korea? See an in-depth size comparison.