Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 36.2% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 89.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.3% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on healthcare
United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 52.0% more on education
United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 26.2% more coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 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
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