Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 16.1% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 52.4% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $67,500 as of 2022.
be 60.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 3.2% as of 2022.
be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2019.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Italy, 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 46.5% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Norway, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 32.0% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Norway, about 99.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.2% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Norway spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.8% more on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
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