Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Germany, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 14.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Germany, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 31.6% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $61,900 as of 2023.
be 21.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Germany, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
pay a 23.3% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Germany, the top tax rate is 47.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Germany, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 38.1% 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 Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 14.4% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.3% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Germany spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.3% more on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Germany, that number is 12.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.5% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Norwegian Tax Administration.
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.