Norway vs Switzerland

Norway (Europe) and Switzerland (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Norway Switzerland World

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 1960 Norway: 1,444.42 Switzerland: 1,983.76 World: 452.65 1961 Norway: 1,563.21 Switzerland: 2,187.93 World: 471.93 1962 Norway: 1,670.33 Switzerland: 2,365.59 World: 496.11 1963 Norway: 1,778.86 Switzerland: 2,546.27 World: 525.19 1964 Norway: 1,941.47 Switzerland: 2,776.14 World: 563.85 1965 Norway: 2,168.47 Switzerland: 2,908.42 World: 601.89 1966 Norway: 2,321.48 Switzerland: 3,090.73 World: 638.97 1967 Norway: 2,518.69 Switzerland: 3,286.05 World: 664.4 1968 Norway: 2,667.04 Switzerland: 3,464.93 World: 703.46 1969 Norway: 2,880.55 Switzerland: 3,712.32 World: 761.11 1970 Norway: 3,290.58 Switzerland: 4,105.36 World: 817.68 1971 Norway: 3,721.03 Switzerland: 4,907.59 World: 884.88 1972 Norway: 4,394.59 Switzerland: 5,973.45 World: 1,002 1973 Norway: 5,664.19 Switzerland: 7,974.3 World: 1,201.53 1974 Norway: 6,783.35 Switzerland: 9,140.48 World: 1,362.19 1975 Norway: 8,170.7 Switzerland: 10,483.74 World: 1,488.94 1976 Norway: 8,895.7 Switzerland: 11,028.69 World: 1,589.73 1977 Norway: 10,230.16 Switzerland: 11,819.1 World: 1,766.28 1978 Norway: 11,421.47 Switzerland: 16,527.54 World: 2,055.49 1979 Norway: 12,998.29 Switzerland: 18,540.79 World: 2,335.19 1980 Norway: 15,707.97 Switzerland: 19,686.12 World: 2,587.01 1981 Norway: 15,462.78 Switzerland: 17,931.2 World: 2,628.62 1982 Norway: 15,177.79 Switzerland: 18,271.2 World: 2,554.08 1983 Norway: 14,876.76 Switzerland: 18,128.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Norway: 14,943.14 Switzerland: 17,247.28 World: 2,614.33 1985 Norway: 15,704.09 Switzerland: 17,410.55 World: 2,690.59 1986 Norway: 18,822.06 Switzerland: 24,828.43 World: 3,118.57 1987 Norway: 22,430.25 Switzerland: 30,899.2 World: 3,487.88 1988 Norway: 24,111.63 Switzerland: 33,183.03 World: 3,829.99 1989 Norway: 24,184.81 Switzerland: 31,780.43 World: 3,930.51 1990 Norway: 28,137.48 Switzerland: 40,170.87 World: 4,338.94 1991 Norway: 28,427.25 Switzerland: 40,140.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Norway: 30,328.21 Switzerland: 41,327.18 World: 4,679.98 1993 Norway: 27,792.66 Switzerland: 39,828.36 World: 4,685.3 1994 Norway: 29,129.74 Switzerland: 43,741.11 World: 4,967.01 1995 Norway: 34,658.69 Switzerland: 50,868.97 World: 5,463.2 1996 Norway: 37,072.6 Switzerland: 48,837.81 World: 5,507.22 1997 Norway: 36,324.15 Switzerland: 42,160 World: 5,408.57 1998 Norway: 34,515.9 Switzerland: 43,165.64 World: 5,302.34 1999 Norway: 36,151.45 Switzerland: 42,260.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Norway: 37,991.89 Switzerland: 39,298.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 Norway: 38,458.25 Switzerland: 40,133.61 World: 5,404.2 2002 Norway: 43,048.29 Switzerland: 43,094.25 World: 5,539.32 2003 Norway: 50,208.1 Switzerland: 49,947.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Norway: 57,854.57 Switzerland: 55,349.62 World: 6,818 2005 Norway: 67,358.36 Switzerland: 57,080.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Norway: 75,047.74 Switzerland: 59,910.29 World: 7,803.19 2007 Norway: 86,600.24 Switzerland: 66,082.12 World: 8,685.33 2008 Norway: 99,001.53 Switzerland: 75,147.54 World: 9,425.74 2009 Norway: 81,939.73 Switzerland: 72,788.21 World: 8,827.04 2010 Norway: 90,020.34 Switzerland: 77,956.13 World: 9,555.07 2011 Norway: 103,545.22 Switzerland: 91,910.4 World: 10,496.93 2012 Norway: 104,627.94 Switzerland: 87,269.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Norway: 106,333.14 Switzerland: 88,851.24 World: 10,759.35 2014 Norway: 100,410.02 Switzerland: 90,511.65 World: 10,912.24 2015 Norway: 77,220.95 Switzerland: 85,265.06 World: 10,191.98 2016 Norway: 73,222.4 Switzerland: 83,432.41 World: 10,239.47 2017 Norway: 78,771.22 Switzerland: 83,610.25 World: 10,784.4 2018 Norway: 85,579.08 Switzerland: 87,002.34 World: 11,344.73 2019 Norway: 79,329.31 Switzerland: 85,872.97 World: 11,417.6 2020 Norway: 71,057.59 Switzerland: 87,529.7 World: 10,999.49 2021 Norway: 96,442.56 Switzerland: 96,582.87 World: 12,472.91 2022 Norway: 113,122.13 Switzerland: 97,809.1 World: 12,876.24 2023 Norway: 90,984.41 Switzerland: 104,449.75 World: 13,313.86 2024 Norway: 89,888.95 Switzerland: 107,702.07 World: 13,717.09 2025 Norway: 94,594.19 Switzerland: 114,769.01 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Norway Switzerland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Norway: 73.55 Switzerland: 71.31 World: 50.94 1961 Norway: 73.55 Switzerland: 71.64 World: 52.8 1962 Norway: 73.45 Switzerland: 71.2 World: 55.29 1963 Norway: 73.08 Switzerland: 71.19 World: 55.65 1964 Norway: 73.6 Switzerland: 72.08 World: 56.1 1965 Norway: 73.72 Switzerland: 72.2 World: 55.93 1966 Norway: 74 Switzerland: 72.34 World: 56.45 1967 Norway: 74.07 Switzerland: 72.64 World: 56.9 1968 Norway: 73.94 Switzerland: 72.59 World: 57.34 1969 Norway: 73.66 Switzerland: 72.61 World: 57.68 1970 Norway: 74.09 Switzerland: 73.02 World: 57.94 1971 Norway: 74.18 Switzerland: 73.13 World: 58.02 1972 Norway: 74.34 Switzerland: 73.64 World: 58.84 1973 Norway: 74.44 Switzerland: 73.94 World: 59.3 1974 Norway: 74.75 Switzerland: 74.29 World: 59.7 1975 Norway: 74.82 Switzerland: 74.67 World: 60.13 1976 Norway: 75.04 Switzerland: 74.79 World: 60.45 1977 Norway: 75.39 Switzerland: 75.24 World: 61.04 1978 Norway: 75.42 Switzerland: 75.19 World: 61.39 1979 Norway: 75.41 Switzerland: 75.47 World: 61.84 1980 Norway: 75.67 Switzerland: 75.46 World: 62.15 1981 Norway: 75.87 Switzerland: 75.69 World: 62.52 1982 Norway: 76.01 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 62.87 1983 Norway: 76.07 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 63.13 1984 Norway: 76.22 Switzerland: 76.61 World: 63.44 1985 Norway: 75.92 Switzerland: 76.73 World: 63.73 1986 Norway: 76.24 Switzerland: 76.9 World: 64.12 1987 Norway: 76.08 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 64.46 1988 Norway: 76.22 Switzerland: 77.23 World: 64.67 1989 Norway: 76.5 Switzerland: 77.42 World: 64.96 1990 Norway: 76.54 Switzerland: 77.24 World: 65.11 1991 Norway: 76.98 Switzerland: 77.51 World: 65.3 1992 Norway: 77.18 Switzerland: 77.81 World: 65.55 1993 Norway: 77.15 Switzerland: 78.09 World: 65.74 1994 Norway: 77.69 Switzerland: 78.35 World: 65.96 1995 Norway: 77.74 Switzerland: 78.42 World: 66.2 1996 Norway: 78.15 Switzerland: 78.9 World: 66.52 1997 Norway: 78.14 Switzerland: 79.08 World: 66.83 1998 Norway: 78.33 Switzerland: 79.32 World: 67.07 1999 Norway: 78.28 Switzerland: 79.58 World: 67.31 2000 Norway: 78.63 Switzerland: 79.68 World: 67.65 2001 Norway: 78.79 Switzerland: 80.18 World: 67.95 2002 Norway: 78.99 Switzerland: 80.39 World: 68.23 2003 Norway: 79.39 Switzerland: 80.54 World: 68.52 2004 Norway: 79.84 Switzerland: 81.09 World: 68.77 2005 Norway: 80.04 Switzerland: 81.24 World: 69.11 2006 Norway: 80.34 Switzerland: 81.49 World: 69.47 2007 Norway: 80.4 Switzerland: 81.74 World: 69.81 2008 Norway: 80.59 Switzerland: 81.99 World: 70 2009 Norway: 80.8 Switzerland: 82.04 World: 70.38 2010 Norway: 81 Switzerland: 82.25 World: 70.68 2011 Norway: 81.3 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 70.97 2012 Norway: 81.45 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 71.26 2013 Norway: 81.75 Switzerland: 82.8 World: 71.53 2014 Norway: 82.1 Switzerland: 83.2 World: 71.78 2015 Norway: 82.3 Switzerland: 82.9 World: 71.97 2016 Norway: 82.41 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.19 2017 Norway: 82.61 Switzerland: 83.55 World: 72.37 2018 Norway: 82.76 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 72.64 2019 Norway: 82.96 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 72.87 2020 Norway: 83.21 Switzerland: 83 World: 72.18 2021 Norway: 83.16 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 71.22 2022 Norway: 82.51 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.97 2023 Norway: 83.01 Switzerland: 84.16 World: 73.33 2024 Norway: 83.16 Switzerland: 84.41 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Norway Switzerland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Norway: 2.85 Switzerland: 2.44 World: 4.69 1961 Norway: 2.94 Switzerland: 2.52 World: 4.56 1962 Norway: 2.91 Switzerland: 2.58 World: 5.02 1963 Norway: 2.93 Switzerland: 2.65 World: 5.31 1964 Norway: 2.98 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 5.13 1965 Norway: 2.94 Switzerland: 2.59 World: 5.08 1966 Norway: 2.9 Switzerland: 2.5 World: 4.97 1967 Norway: 2.81 Switzerland: 2.39 World: 4.87 1968 Norway: 2.75 Switzerland: 2.29 World: 4.98 1969 Norway: 2.7 Switzerland: 2.19 World: 4.88 1970 Norway: 2.5 Switzerland: 2.1 World: 4.84 1971 Norway: 2.49 Switzerland: 2.04 World: 4.69 1972 Norway: 2.38 Switzerland: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Norway: 2.23 Switzerland: 1.81 World: 4.42 1974 Norway: 2.13 Switzerland: 1.73 World: 4.26 1975 Norway: 1.98 Switzerland: 1.61 World: 4.07 1976 Norway: 1.86 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.97 1977 Norway: 1.75 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.84 1978 Norway: 1.77 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 3.77 1979 Norway: 1.75 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.76 1980 Norway: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.73 1981 Norway: 1.7 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.71 1982 Norway: 1.71 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.72 1983 Norway: 1.66 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.59 1984 Norway: 1.66 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.57 1985 Norway: 1.68 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.53 1986 Norway: 1.71 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.51 1987 Norway: 1.74 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.48 1988 Norway: 1.84 Switzerland: 1.57 World: 3.39 1989 Norway: 1.89 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.35 1990 Norway: 1.93 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.31 1991 Norway: 1.92 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.13 1992 Norway: 1.88 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.04 1993 Norway: 1.86 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 2.97 1994 Norway: 1.87 Switzerland: 1.49 World: 2.92 1995 Norway: 1.87 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.87 1996 Norway: 1.89 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.82 1997 Norway: 1.86 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.78 1998 Norway: 1.81 Switzerland: 1.47 World: 2.75 1999 Norway: 1.85 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.72 2000 Norway: 1.85 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.73 2001 Norway: 1.78 Switzerland: 1.38 World: 2.69 2002 Norway: 1.75 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.66 2003 Norway: 1.8 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.64 2004 Norway: 1.83 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.63 2005 Norway: 1.84 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.61 2006 Norway: 1.9 Switzerland: 1.44 World: 2.61 2007 Norway: 1.9 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.6 2008 Norway: 1.96 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.6 2009 Norway: 1.98 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.59 2010 Norway: 1.95 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.57 2011 Norway: 1.88 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.55 2012 Norway: 1.85 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.56 2013 Norway: 1.78 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.53 2014 Norway: 1.75 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.52 2015 Norway: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2016 Norway: 1.71 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2017 Norway: 1.62 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.46 2018 Norway: 1.56 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.39 2019 Norway: 1.53 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.35 2020 Norway: 1.48 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.28 2021 Norway: 1.55 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.25 2022 Norway: 1.41 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.22 2023 Norway: 1.4 Switzerland: 1.33 World: 2.2 2024 Norway: 1.45 Switzerland: 1.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Norway Switzerland World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Norway: 5.41 Switzerland: 1.82 World: 5.12 1992 Norway: 5.91 Switzerland: 2.34 World: 5.28 1993 Norway: 5.97 Switzerland: 3.55 World: 5.54 1994 Norway: 5.35 Switzerland: 3.58 World: 5.79 1995 Norway: 6.31 Switzerland: 3.09 World: 5.92 1996 Norway: 5.04 Switzerland: 3.68 World: 5.98 1997 Norway: 4.69 Switzerland: 4.13 World: 6.01 1998 Norway: 3.74 Switzerland: 3.57 World: 6.16 1999 Norway: 3.25 Switzerland: 3.05 World: 6.28 2000 Norway: 3.46 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 6.11 2001 Norway: 3.74 Switzerland: 2.49 World: 6.19 2002 Norway: 4.02 Switzerland: 2.92 World: 6.41 2003 Norway: 4.22 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 6.48 2004 Norway: 4.26 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 6.33 2005 Norway: 4.38 Switzerland: 4.44 World: 6.22 2006 Norway: 3.4 Switzerland: 4 World: 5.97 2007 Norway: 2.49 Switzerland: 3.64 World: 5.77 2008 Norway: 2.52 Switzerland: 3.35 World: 5.82 2009 Norway: 3.1 Switzerland: 4.11 World: 6.41 2010 Norway: 3.53 Switzerland: 4.81 World: 6.28 2011 Norway: 3.2 Switzerland: 4.41 World: 6.15 2012 Norway: 3.13 Switzerland: 4.49 World: 6.15 2013 Norway: 3.43 Switzerland: 4.75 World: 6.1 2014 Norway: 3.49 Switzerland: 4.83 World: 5.96 2015 Norway: 4.3 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 6 2016 Norway: 4.68 Switzerland: 4.92 World: 5.97 2017 Norway: 4.16 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 5.9 2018 Norway: 3.8 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 5.76 2019 Norway: 3.68 Switzerland: 4.39 World: 5.59 2020 Norway: 4.42 Switzerland: 4.82 World: 6.59 2021 Norway: 4.36 Switzerland: 5.01 World: 6.05 2022 Norway: 3.23 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 5.23 2023 Norway: 3.57 Switzerland: 4.04 World: 4.85 2024 Norway: 4 Switzerland: 4.34 World: 4.81 2025 Norway: 4.64 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Norway Switzerland World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1970 Norway: 9.39 Switzerland: 6.69 World: 4.14 1971 Norway: 8.99 Switzerland: 6.97 World: 4.04 1972 Norway: 9.69 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.16 1973 Norway: 9.76 Switzerland: 7.55 World: 4.32 1974 Norway: 9.31 Switzerland: 6.77 World: 4.23 1975 Norway: 9.08 Switzerland: 6.4 World: 4.14 1976 Norway: 9.57 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.31 1977 Norway: 9.77 Switzerland: 6.79 World: 4.36 1978 Norway: 9.47 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.42 1979 Norway: 10.12 Switzerland: 6.76 World: 4.46 1980 Norway: 9.68 Switzerland: 6.85 World: 4.33 1981 Norway: 8.8 Switzerland: 6.44 World: 4.18 1982 Norway: 7.94 Switzerland: 6.06 World: 4.05 1983 Norway: 7.88 Switzerland: 6.67 World: 4.01 1984 Norway: 8.34 Switzerland: 6.57 World: 4.07 1985 Norway: 8.42 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.05 1986 Norway: 8.97 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.04 1987 Norway: 8.61 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.1 1988 Norway: 8.81 Switzerland: 6.64 World: 4.16 1989 Norway: 8.53 Switzerland: 6.56 World: 4.16 1990 Norway: 8.56 Switzerland: 6.66 World: 4.15 1991 Norway: 7.94 Switzerland: 6.92 World: 4.1 1992 Norway: 8.48 Switzerland: 6.84 World: 4.01 1993 Norway: 8.93 Switzerland: 6.45 World: 3.97 1994 Norway: 9.34 Switzerland: 6.26 World: 3.94 1995 Norway: 9.32 Switzerland: 6.33 World: 3.99 1996 Norway: 9.35 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 4.01 1997 Norway: 9.83 Switzerland: 6.18 World: 4.02 1998 Norway: 10.18 Switzerland: 6.37 World: 3.98 1999 Norway: 10.47 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 3.95 2000 Norway: 9.3 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.01 2001 Norway: 9.37 Switzerland: 6.39 World: 4.01 2002 Norway: 9.16 Switzerland: 6.12 World: 4.02 2003 Norway: 9.74 Switzerland: 6.25 World: 4.15 2004 Norway: 9.78 Switzerland: 6.28 World: 4.28 2005 Norway: 9.37 Switzerland: 6.32 World: 4.39 2006 Norway: 9.44 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.48 2007 Norway: 9.54 Switzerland: 5.91 World: 4.59 2008 Norway: 9.88 Switzerland: 6.01 World: 4.56 2009 Norway: 9.35 Switzerland: 5.76 World: 4.45 2010 Norway: 9.81 Switzerland: 5.92 World: 4.67 2011 Norway: 9.48 Switzerland: 5.34 World: 4.76 2012 Norway: 9.24 Switzerland: 5.45 World: 4.77 2013 Norway: 9.23 Switzerland: 5.51 World: 4.81 2014 Norway: 9.15 Switzerland: 4.99 World: 4.78 2015 Norway: 9.24 Switzerland: 4.86 World: 4.7 2016 Norway: 9.05 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.65 2017 Norway: 8.98 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 4.67 2018 Norway: 8.78 Switzerland: 4.52 World: 4.73 2019 Norway: 8.48 Switzerland: 4.48 World: 4.7 2020 Norway: 8.12 Switzerland: 4.16 World: 4.47 2021 Norway: 8.21 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 4.68 2022 Norway: 7.98 Switzerland: 3.93 World: 4.67 2023 Norway: 7.54 Switzerland: 3.79 World: 4.68 2024 Norway: 7.18 Switzerland: 3.75 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Norway Switzerland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Norway: 81.99 Switzerland: 70.1 World: 15.6 2006 Norway: 82.55 Switzerland: 75.7 World: 17.2 2007 Norway: 86.93 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 20.2 2008 Norway: 90.57 Switzerland: 79.2 World: 22.8 2009 Norway: 92.08 Switzerland: 81.3 World: 25.3 2010 Norway: 93.39 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 28.4 2011 Norway: 93.49 Switzerland: 85.19 World: 30.9 2012 Norway: 94.65 Switzerland: 85.2 World: 33.3 2013 Norway: 95.05 Switzerland: 86.34 World: 35.3 2014 Norway: 96.3 Switzerland: 83.62 World: 37.4 2015 Norway: 96.81 Switzerland: 87.48 World: 39.9 2016 Norway: 97.3 Switzerland: 89.13 World: 43.6 2017 Norway: 96.36 Switzerland: 89.69 World: 46.3 2018 Norway: 96.49 Switzerland: 91.8 World: 49.4 2019 Norway: 98 Switzerland: 93.15 World: 53.9 2020 Norway: 94.61 Switzerland: 94.35 World: 60.1 2021 Norway: 99 Switzerland: 95.57 World: 63.8 2022 Norway: 99 Switzerland: 96.45 World: 67 2023 Norway: 99 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 69.2 2024 Norway: 99 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Population 5.6 mn 2025
118th of 215		 9.1 mn 2025
98th of 215
Population density 15.2 /km² 2023
198th of 214		 225.0 /km² 2023
59th of 214
Population growth 0.69 % 2025
121st of 215		 0.96 % 2025
102nd of 215
Life expectancy 83.2 years 2024
18th of 215		 84.4 years 2024
5th of 215
Fertility rate 1.45 2024
162nd of 215		 1.29 2024
189th of 215
Birth rate 9.7 ‰ 2024
162nd of 215		 8.7 ‰ 2024
175th of 215
Infant mortality 2.0 ‰ 2024
9th of 196		 3.4 ‰ 2024
31st of 196
Urban population 83.6 % 2025
48th of 215		 85.7 % 2025
44th of 215
Aged 65+ 19.1 % 2025
40th of 215		 20.4 % 2025
34th of 215
Living in cities 28.9 % 2025
145th of 215		 32.5 % 2025
130th of 215
Living in towns 36.6 % 2025
78th of 215		 44.6 % 2025
48th of 215
Living in rural areas 34.5 % 2025
64th of 215		 22.9 % 2025
125th of 215

Human development

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Human Development Index 0.970 2023
3rd of 193		 0.970 2023
2nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.909 2023
3rd of 169		 0.894 2023
4th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.723 2023
52nd of 156		 0.732 2023
43rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.004 2023
2nd of 172		 0.010 2023
4th of 172

Economy

Indicator Norway Switzerland
GDP 530.8 bn US$ 2025
30th of 186		 1 tn US$ 2025
20th of 186
GDP per capita 94,594 US$ 2025
6th of 186		 114,769 US$ 2025
3rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 104,044 int. $ 2025
6th of 185		 102,513 int. $ 2025
7th of 185
GNI per capita 97,310 US$ 2025
2nd of 182		 110,330 US$ 2025
1st of 182
GDP growth 1.1 % 2025
155th of 186		 1.3 % 2025
150th of 186
Inflation 3.1 % 2025
82nd of 165		 0.2 % 2025
150th of 165
Trade 79.1 % 2025
71st of 138		 147.2 % 2025
17th of 138
Exports 45.4 % 2025
47th of 138		 78.1 % 2025
15th of 138
FDI inflows -1.5 % 2025
100th of 192		 -1.2 % 2025
190th of 192
Manufacturing 6.1 % 2025
106th of 132		 18.9 % 2025
22nd of 132
Agriculture 1.6 % 2025
133rd of 158		 0.6 % 2025
150th of 158
Tax revenue 24.5 % 2024
15th of 89		 9.5 % 2024
81st of 89
Military spending 2.1 % 2024
50th of 147		 0.7 % 2024
126th of 147
Government debt - 22.3 % 2024
5th of 56

Labour

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Unemployment 4.6 % 2025
79th of 181		 4.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Youth unemployment 13.4 % 2025
96th of 181		 9.0 % 2025
60th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.1 % 2025
36th of 181		 62.2 % 2025
34th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.5 % 2025
148th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
151st of 181
Weekly hours worked 26.6 h 2025
179th of 181		 34.6 h 2025
138th of 181
Youth NEET rate 6.0 % 2025
11th of 181		 7.8 % 2025
21st of 181
Labour income share 45.9 % 2025
57th of 114		 70.2 % 2023
Output per hour 125.6 $ 2025
3rd of 181		 85.8 $ 2025
10th of 181

Health

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Health spending 9.4 % 2023
36th of 192		 11.7 % 2023
10th of 192
Health spending per person 8,296 US$ 2023
4th of 191		 11,784 US$ 2023
2nd of 191
Physicians 4.98 /1,000 2023
9th of 125		 4.48 /1,000 2022
15th of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.5 ‰ 2024
12th of 196		 3.9 ‰ 2024
30th of 196
Maternal mortality 1 /100k 2023
2nd of 194		 5 /100k 2023
23rd of 194
Tobacco use 12.9 % 2024
57th of 166		 23.1 % 2024
107th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.1 % 2024
28th of 147		 96.7 % 2024
44th of 147

Education

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Secondary enrolment 116.3 % 2024
12th of 108		 101.4 % 2024
32nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 95.5 % 2024
12th of 128		 73.5 % 2024
39th of 128
Education spending 5.4 % 2022 4.9 % 2022
Expected schooling 18.8 yrs 2023
12th of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
32nd of 195
Mean schooling 13.1 yrs 2023
13th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
2nd of 193

Society

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Income inequality 26.5 2023
11th of 93		 33.8 2022
35th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.2 % 2023
26th of 93		 0.2 % 2022
3rd of 93
Internet use 99.0 % 2024
7th of 182		 97.3 % 2025
15th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 109.3 /100 2024
100th of 151		 129.5 /100 2024
49th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
81st of 213		 100.0 % 2024
21st of 213
Women in parliament 40.2 % 2025
29th of 184		 39.0 % 2025
35th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Refugees hosted 124,006 2025
46th of 177		 208,287 2025
33rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 22.1 ‰ 2025
21st of 177		 23.2 ‰ 2025
20th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 6,280 2025
65th of 177		 17,039 2025
45th of 177
Refugees from the country 20 2025
172nd of 199		 6 2025
186th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
183rd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
190th of 199

Governance

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Control of corruption 87.5 /100 2024
7th of 207		 88.5 /100 2024
4th of 207
Government effectiveness 87.2 /100 2024
6th of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
7th of 205
Rule of law 90.5 /100 2024
3rd of 207		 87.3 /100 2024
4th of 207
Regulatory quality 81.2 /100 2024
12th of 205		 82.8 /100 2024
7th of 205
Voice and accountability 90.6 /100 2024
1st of 205		 85.6 /100 2024
8th of 205
Political stability 81.3 /100 2024
47th of 207		 82.6 /100 2024
38th of 207

Environment

Indicator Norway Switzerland
CO₂ per capita 7.18 t 2024
171st of 202		 3.75 t 2024
127th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 37.2 Mt 2024
64th of 204		 32.1 Mt 2024
72nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.10 % 2024
64th of 204		 0.08 % 2024
72nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 2.8 Gt 2024
56th of 204		 3.2 Gt 2024
54th of 204
GHG per capita 9.65 t 2024
172nd of 202		 4.77 t 2024
111th of 202
Renewable energy 61.4 % 2021
36th of 211		 27.7 % 2021
85th of 211
Forest area 33.5 % 2023
98th of 212		 32.4 % 2023
105th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 5.5 µg/m³ 2023
18th of 200		 8.3 µg/m³ 2023
33rd of 200
Water stress 2.0 % 2022
29th of 176		 6.5 % 2022
69th of 176
Land area 364,270 km² 2023
63rd of 214		 39,510 km² 2023
132nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Renewable electricity 99.0 % 2025
10th of 190		 67.8 % 2025
47th of 190
Wind and solar 8.8 % 2025
73rd of 190		 12.4 % 2025
88th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
131st of 180		 29.9 % 2025
10th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 99.0 % 2025
11th of 190		 97.7 % 2025
12th of 190
Fossil electricity 1.0 % 2025
11th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
12th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
74th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 28 g/kWh 2025
9th of 190		 39 g/kWh 2025
10th of 190
Electricity per capita 24.55 MWh 2025
2nd of 191		 7.26 MWh 2025
31st of 191

Food

Indicator Norway Switzerland
Calories per person - 3,402 kcal 2023
31st of 155
Protein supply - 103.0 g 2022
63rd of 174
Animal protein supply - 65.2 g 2022
41st of 174
Fat supply - 163.6 g 2022
5th of 174
Food insecurity - 2.6 % 2024
5th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.5 % 2024
20th of 124
Cereal import dependency - 64.6 % 2022
58th of 160

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.