Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Spain, you would:
Health
see 93.0% more spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Norway spends $9,523 as of 2023.
have 15.9% more doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Norway has 49.8 as of 2023.
be 31.9% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2024.
be 51.3% more likely to die by suicide
Spain has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Norway, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Norway, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
be 39.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Norway, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2021.
make 2.4 times more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $94,594 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Norway, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Norway, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 49.2% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.3% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Norway spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
Safety
be 57.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Norway, they kill 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.1% more home broadband
Spain has 39.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Norway has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 95.3% less strain on fresh water
Spain withdraws 43% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Norway withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 4.6 times more electricity
Spain uses 5,196 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Norway uses 23,673 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 20.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Spain, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Norway, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 59.2% more CO2
Spain emits 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Norway emits 7.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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