Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 18.5% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
be 61.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 17.8% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.1% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Switzerland? See an in-depth size comparison.