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Norway · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Norway

Europe & Central Asia Capital Oslo High income Nation age 1,154 years (since 872) i NOR · NO
NationsTree Index 2025 i76.711th of 196 Tree height 2025 i17 msee ranking Military strength i71percentile
Population i5.6 m118th of 217 Area i624,500 km²43rd of 216 GDP i$530.76 bn31st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$583.78 bn intl.50th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$104,044 intl.7th of 199 Life expectancy i83.2 years19th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i90
Strength · trunk i73
Quality of life · crown i86
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i81
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i22
CSV

In short

Norway is 11th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 76.7 out of 100; its tree is 17 m tall.

It has 5.6 million people and an economy of $583.78 bn at purchasing power parity, 50th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Voice & accountability (1st of 205) and Human Development Index (2nd of 193).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (171st of 203), GDP growth (170th of 210) and General government gross debt (99th of 189).

Over five years it fell from 5th to 11th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

54
Surface area ikm² 624,500 43rd/216
Land area ikm² 364,270 63rd/216
Population ipeople 5.6 m 118th/217
Population growth i% 0.69% 122nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 15.3 200th/216
Urban population i% 83.6% 49th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 15.9% 167th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 19.1% 41st/217

Economy

73
GDP iUSD $530.76 bn 31st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $583.78 bn 50th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $534.01 bn 48th/199
GDP per person iUSD $94,594 10th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $104,044 7th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $97,310 3rd/201
GDP growth i% 1.1% 170th/210
Inflation i% 3.0% 88th/180
Unemployment i% 4.6% 79th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 30.9%1994
General government gross debt i% of GDP 54.0% 99th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 10.6% 3rd/192

Main industries

43
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.6% 153rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 34.5% 35th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.1% 141st/192
Services i% of GDP 55.0% 119th/200

Trade

60
Exports of goods & services iUSD $240.82 bn 34th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $178.76 bn 35th/182
Exports i% of GDP 45.4% 63rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 33.7% 119th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 79.1% 99th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 62.1% 18th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 17.4% 111th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 10.8% 113th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.4% 62nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 25.4% 21st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 14.2% 15th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -1.3% 186th/196

Natural resources

67
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 10.0% 46th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 6.06% 24th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 3.94% 17th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 61st/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.04% 132nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.2% 166th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 70,000 7th/183

Tourism

51
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.4 m 82nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.20 bn 49th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.9% 132nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 1.7 m 51st/107

Society & health

88
Life expectancy iyears 83.2 19th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.5 10th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.98 11th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.3 52nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.9% 10th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 116.3% 21st/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 29.4% 40th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.4% 36th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 95.5% 12th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.970 2nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 26.5 8th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.2% 18th/108

Infrastructure & digital

78
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.1% 29th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 77.9% 54th/144
Internet users i% of population 99.0% 8th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 109 121st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 45.2 14th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.90 16th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,885 34th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 12.3 m2004

Environment & energy

66
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 7.18 171st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 61.4% 36th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 5.5 18th/200
Forest area i% of land area 33.2% 103rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 4,877 17th/149

Institutions & safety

94
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 90.0 8th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 87.0 6th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 90.6 3rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 84.5 35th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 82.8 10th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 91.2 1st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.7 26th/145

Military

72
Military expenditure iUSD $17.03 bn 23rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.3% 22nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.7% 51st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 25,000 94th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.85% 81st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 407.0 m 27th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 415.0 m 12th/65

Science & innovation

79
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.85% 20th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 732 39th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 13,756 36th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Unification under Harald Fairhair (Battle of Hafrsfjord) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Norway — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/norway. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Norway — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/norway. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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