Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Spain, you would:
Economy
make 95.0% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $90,500 as of 2023.
be 70.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 39.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Norway, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2021.
pay a 14.4% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2020.
have 46.5% more children
In Spain, 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.3% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Norway spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.1 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Norway: At a glance
How big is Norway compared to Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.