China vs Norway statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 2nd vs. 62nd).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

China and Norway: Comparison Charts

China and Norway economies compared

GDP

China

Norway

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Norway
1960	$59,846,235,025	$5,197,398,721
1961	$50,162,299,350	$5,669,689,210
1962	$47,310,737,754	$6,107,076,929
1963	$50,812,227,919	$6,553,269,536
1964	$59,821,862,703	$7,206,522,122
1965	$70,565,994,356	$8,111,945,661
1966	$76,854,053,259	$8,753,940,267
1967	$73,011,350,596	$9,577,383,653
1968	$70,980,323,819	$10,227,087,165
1969	$79,847,786,729	$11,136,187,440
1970	$92,752,930,873	$12,814,123,115
1971	$99,959,013,880	$14,583,114,840
1972	$113,871,930,714	$17,358,610,850
1973	$138,764,340,892	$22,534,253,703
1974	$144,418,433,058	$27,145,693,810
1975	$163,687,619,736	$32,877,805,200
1976	$154,196,810,059	$35,942,270,686
1977	$175,226,595,860	$41,508,030,431
1978	$149,788,617,886	$46,522,900,254
1979	$178,573,913,043	$53,132,244,624
1980	$191,487,500,000	$64,439,382,896
1981	$196,218,253,968	$63,596,654,761
1982	$205,480,916,031	$62,647,195,538
1983	$231,130,268,199	$61,627,240,831
1984	$260,442,857,143	$62,057,955,033
1985	$310,064,625,850	$65,416,879,914
1986	$301,310,144,928	$78,693,118,044
1987	$273,455,156,951	$94,229,907,236
1988	$312,888,888,889	$101,900,260,856
1989	$348,380,566,802	$102,633,934,391
1990	$361,560,229,446	$119,791,843,060
1991	$384,510,452,962	$121,872,464,483
1992	$428,502,354,788	$130,838,040,068
1993	$446,557,291,212	$120,579,213,713
1994	$566,929,539,493	$127,131,319,429
1995	$738,190,896,228	$152,029,612,325
1996	$868,523,936,530	$163,520,109,151
1997	$967,753,570,435	$161,356,631,888
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$154,230,295,158
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$162,383,706,021
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$171,457,201,936
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$174,239,354,071
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$195,914,852,576
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$229,385,469,337
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$265,268,662,473
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$309,978,579,744
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$346,915,160,682
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$402,643,260,488
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$464,917,553,191
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$387,976,400,617
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$431,052,143,940
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$501,360,549,669
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$512,777,309,841
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$526,014,468,085
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$501,736,471,833
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$388,159,512,246
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$370,956,547,619
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$401,745,275,035
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$439,788,625,884
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$408,742,840,909
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$367,633,418,887
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$503,367,986,030
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$596,297,651,036
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$482,949,731,777
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$483,727,398,216

China and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Norway

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Norway
1960	$89.7	$1,451
1961	$76	$1,571
1962	$71.1	$1,678
1963	$74.5	$1,787
1964	$85.7	$1,951
1965	$98.7	$2,179
1966	$104.5	$2,333
1967	$96.8	$2,531
1968	$91.6	$2,680
1969	$100.3	$2,894
1970	$113.3	$3,306
1971	$118.8	$3,736
1972	$132.1	$4,414
1973	$157.3	$5,690
1974	$160.4	$6,812
1975	$178.6	$8,204
1976	$165.7	$8,927
1977	$185.7	$10,266
1978	$156.7	$11,463
1979	$184.3	$13,047
1980	$195.1	$15,772
1981	$197.4	$15,513
1982	$203.7	$15,225
1983	$225.9	$14,928
1984	$251.2	$14,989
1985	$295	$15,754
1986	$282.4	$18,883
1987	$252.3	$22,506
1988	$284	$24,207
1989	$311	$24,281
1990	$319	$28,243
1991	$334	$28,597
1992	$368	$30,524
1993	$379	$27,964
1994	$476	$29,316
1995	$613	$34,876
1996	$713	$37,322
1997	$787	$36,629
1998	$835	$34,803
1999	$881	$36,393
2000	$969	$38,178
2001	$1,065	$38,602
2002	$1,164	$43,171
2003	$1,307	$50,250
2004	$1,531	$57,769
2005	$1,778	$67,047
2006	$2,129	$74,434
2007	$2,735	$85,502
2008	$3,523	$97,504
2009	$3,898	$80,348
2010	$4,629	$88,163
2011	$5,704	$101,222
2012	$6,405	$102,176
2013	$7,147	$103,554
2014	$7,781	$97,667
2015	$8,175	$74,810
2016	$8,255	$70,867
2017	$8,980	$76,132
2018	$10,086	$82,793
2019	$10,343	$76,431
2020	$10,627	$68,340
2021	$12,887	$93,073
2022	$12,971	$109,270
2023	$12,951	$87,497
2024	$13,303	$86,810

China vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Norway

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Norway
1950	43.8	71.6
1951	44.6	72.5
1952	45.3	72.7
1953	45.9	73.1
1954	46.8	73.2
1955	47.2	73.4
1956	47.8	73.5
1957	48.4	73.4
1958	48.8	73.4
1959	40.2	73.6
1960	33.4	73.6
1961	40.2	73.6
1962	51	73.5
1963	51.7	73.1
1964	52.3	73.6
1965	53	73.7
1966	53.7	74
1967	54.4	74.1
1968	55.2	73.9
1969	56	73.7
1970	56.8	74.1
1971	57.7	74.2
1972	58.6	74.3
1973	59.5	74.4
1974	60.2	74.8
1975	61	74.8
1976	61.2	75
1977	62.5	75.4
1978	63.1	75.4
1979	63.7	75.4
1980	64.2	75.7
1981	64.8	75.9
1982	65.2	76
1983	65.7	76.1
1984	66.1	76.2
1985	66.5	75.9
1986	66.9	76.3
1987	67.3	76.1
1988	67.6	76.3
1989	67.9	76.5
1990	68.2	76.6
1991	68.6	77
1992	69.1	77.2
1993	69.5	77.2
1994	69.8	77.8
1995	70.4	77.8
1996	70.8	78.2
1997	71.2	78.2
1998	71.6	78.4
1999	72	78.4
2000	72.3	78.7
2001	72.7	78.9
2002	73	79
2003	73.4	79.5
2004	73.7	80
2005	74.1	80.2
2006	74.4	80.4
2007	74.8	80.5
2008	74.8	80.7
2009	75.3	80.9
2010	75.7	81
2011	75.9	81.2
2012	76.2	81.4
2013	76.5	81.7
2014	76.7	82.1
2015	77	82.3
2016	77.2	82.4
2017	77.2	82.6
2018	77.7	82.8
2019	77.9	83
2020	78	83.2
2021	78.1	83.2
2022	78.2	82.6
2023	78	83.3
2024	78	83.5
2025	78.4	83.6

China and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Norway

Table

Year	Population
	China	Norway
1960	667,070,000	3,581,239
1961	660,330,000	3,609,800
1962	665,770,000	3,638,918
1963	682,335,000	3,666,537
1964	698,355,000	3,694,339
1965	715,185,000	3,723,168
1966	735,400,000	3,753,012
1967	754,550,000	3,784,539
1968	774,510,000	3,816,486
1969	796,025,000	3,847,707
1970	818,315,000	3,875,763
1971	841,105,000	3,903,039
1972	862,030,000	3,933,004
1973	881,940,000	3,960,612
1974	900,350,000	3,985,258
1975	916,395,000	4,007,313
1976	930,685,000	4,026,152
1977	943,455,000	4,043,205
1978	956,165,000	4,058,671
1979	969,005,000	4,072,517
1980	981,235,000	4,085,620
1981	993,885,000	4,099,702
1982	1,008,630,000	4,114,787
1983	1,023,310,000	4,128,432
1984	1,036,825,000	4,140,099
1985	1,051,040,000	4,152,516
1986	1,066,790,000	4,167,354
1987	1,084,035,000	4,186,905
1988	1,101,630,000	4,209,488
1989	1,118,650,000	4,226,901
1990	1,135,185,000	4,241,473
1991	1,150,780,000	4,261,732
1992	1,164,970,000	4,286,401
1993	1,178,440,000	4,311,991
1994	1,191,835,000	4,336,613
1995	1,204,855,000	4,359,184
1996	1,217,550,000	4,381,336
1997	1,230,075,000	4,405,157
1998	1,241,935,000	4,431,464
1999	1,252,735,000	4,461,913
2000	1,262,645,000	4,490,967
2001	1,271,850,000	4,513,751
2002	1,280,400,000	4,538,159
2003	1,288,400,000	4,564,855
2004	1,296,075,000	4,591,910
2005	1,303,720,000	4,623,291
2006	1,311,020,000	4,660,677
2007	1,317,885,000	4,709,153
2008	1,324,655,000	4,768,212
2009	1,331,260,000	4,828,726
2010	1,337,705,000	4,889,252
2011	1,345,035,000	4,953,088
2012	1,354,190,000	5,018,573
2013	1,363,240,000	5,079,623
2014	1,371,860,000	5,137,232
2015	1,379,860,000	5,188,607
2016	1,387,790,000	5,234,519
2017	1,396,215,000	5,276,968
2018	1,402,760,000	5,311,916
2019	1,407,745,000	5,347,896
2020	1,411,100,000	5,379,475
2021	1,412,360,000	5,408,320
2022	1,412,175,000	5,457,127
2023	1,410,710,000	5,519,594
2024	1,408,975,000	5,572,272

Fertility rates in China and Norway

Fertility rate

China

Norway

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Norway
1960	4.45	2.85
1961	3.86	2.94
1962	6.09	2.91
1963	7.51	2.93
1964	6.67	2.98
1965	6.61	2.94
1966	6.31	2.9
1967	5.81	2.81
1968	6.51	2.75
1969	6.18	2.7
1970	6.09	2.5
1971	5.52	2.49
1972	5.11	2.38
1973	4.73	2.23
1974	4.17	2.13
1975	3.57	1.98
1976	3.24	1.86
1977	2.84	1.75
1978	2.72	1.77
1979	2.75	1.75
1980	2.74	1.72
1981	2.79	1.7
1982	2.97	1.71
1983	2.56	1.66
1984	2.61	1.66
1985	2.63	1.68
1986	2.72	1.71
1987	2.76	1.74
1988	2.54	1.84
1989	2.52	1.89
1990	2.51	1.93
1991	1.93	1.92
1992	1.78	1.88
1993	1.69	1.86
1994	1.63	1.87
1995	1.59	1.87
1996	1.55	1.89
1997	1.53	1.86
1998	1.52	1.81
1999	1.53	1.85
2000	1.63	1.85
2001	1.56	1.78
2002	1.57	1.75
2003	1.57	1.8
2004	1.61	1.83
2005	1.62	1.84
2006	1.64	1.9
2007	1.67	1.9
2008	1.7	1.96
2009	1.71	1.98
2010	1.69	1.95
2011	1.67	1.88
2012	1.8	1.85
2013	1.71	1.78
2014	1.77	1.75
2015	1.67	1.72
2016	1.77	1.71
2017	1.8	1.62
2018	1.54	1.56
2019	1.5	1.53
2020	1.24	1.48
2021	1.12	1.55
2022	1.03	1.41
2023	1	1.4

China and Norway demographics compared

Median age

China

Norway

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Norway
1960	20.9	34.3
1961	21.1	34.4
1962	21	34.4
1963	20.4	34.3
1964	19.9	34.2
1965	19.6	34.1
1966	19.3	33.9
1967	19.2	33.7
1968	19.2	33.5
1969	19.1	33.2
1970	19.1	32.9
1971	19.2	32.7
1972	19.3	32.5
1973	19.5	32.4
1974	19.7	32.4
1975	20.1	32.5
1976	20.4	32.6
1977	20.8	32.7
1978	21.2	32.9
1979	21.4	33.1
1980	21.6	33.3
1981	21.8	33.6
1982	22.1	33.9
1983	22.6	34.1
1984	23	34.4
1985	23.2	34.6
1986	23.4	34.8
1987	23.6	34.9
1988	23.9	35.1
1989	24.4	35.2
1990	24.7	35.4
1991	25.1	35.5
1992	25.6	35.7
1993	26.1	35.8
1994	26.6	35.9
1995	27.2	36.1
1996	27.8	36.2
1997	28.3	36.4
1998	28.8	36.5
1999	29.4	36.7
2000	30	36.9
2001	30.5	37.1
2002	31.1	37.3
2003	31.6	37.5
2004	32.1	37.7
2005	32.6	37.9
2006	33.1	38.1
2007	33.7	38.3
2008	34.2	38.4
2009	34.7	38.5
2010	35.1	38.6
2011	35.5	38.7
2012	35.7	38.8
2013	36	38.9
2014	36.3	39
2015	36.7	39.2
2016	37.1	39.3
2017	37.4	39.4
2018	37.7	39.6
2019	38.1	39.8
2020	38.5	40
2021	39	40.3
2022	39.6	40.4
2023	40.1	40.5
2024	40.6	40.7

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