Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Ireland, 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
be 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 12.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Norway, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2021.
pay a 19.7% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
make 21.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $90,500 as of 2023.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 90.3% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Norway spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 60.6% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.4 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.