Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 46.2% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $61,900 as of 2023, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $90,500 as of 2023.
be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Norway, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2021.
pay a 18.9% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
be 17.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
have 16.9% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 25.5% more on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Norway spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.5 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
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