Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 23.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 38.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.
be 50.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
Life
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.0 times more coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Canada: At a glance
How big is Canada compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.