Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.1% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 97.5% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 43.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 26.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
pay a 31.8% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 50.6% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 24.4% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% more on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 10.5% more on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.0 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.