Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Norway
United States
Population
5.6M 119th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$483.6B 32nd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$86,785 10th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$106,830 6th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
2.1% 143rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
624,500 km² 43rd
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
8.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.4 179th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
83.3% 49th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
18.8% 41st
17.9% 45th

Health

Norway
United States
Life Expectancy
83.1 yrs 20th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
1.9 9th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
1.0 2nd
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$8,296 4th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
9.4% 36th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
4.97 11th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
3.30 62nd
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Norway
United States
Unemployment Rate
4.0% 69th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
5.35 95th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
2.1%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
37.0%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
51.8%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
47.5%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
33.9%
14.3%

Education & Society

Norway
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
5.5% 40th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
26.5 9th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.2% 33rd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.7 30th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
44.4% 16th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
62.3% 35th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
2.1% 60th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Norway
United States
Internet Users
99.0% 10th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
111.7 114th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 86th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
100.0% 27th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
98.0% 72nd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
61.4% 36th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
33.5% 98th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Norway

Population pyramid of Norway

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Norway

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Norway

United States

Population Over Time

Norway

United States

GDP Over Time

Norway

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Norway

United States

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