Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Norway, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.8 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,600 as of 2022, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $67,500 as of 2022.
be 29.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Norway, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2019.
be 35.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 3.2% as of 2022.
pay a 20.4% higher top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 52.9% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 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 86.8% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Norway, about 99.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 59.5% more on education
Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Norway spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Norway, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.7% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
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