Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Norway, you would:
Economy
make 48.7% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $46,400 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
be 65.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Spain, however, that number is 20.2% as of 2022.
pay a 16.8% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
have 31.7% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.3% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
How big is Spain compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.