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Norway vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 62nd vs. 164th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Palestine
Population
5642662
5459557
Population rank 119/197 122/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 17/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Norway and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Norway and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Norway

Palestine
Year GDP
Norway Palestine
1960 $5,197,398,721 -
1961 $5,669,689,210 -
1962 $6,107,076,929 -
1963 $6,553,269,536 -
1964 $7,206,522,122 -
1965 $8,111,945,661 -
1966 $8,753,940,267 -
1967 $9,577,383,653 -
1968 $10,227,087,165 -
1969 $11,136,187,440 -
1970 $12,814,123,115 -
1971 $14,583,114,840 -
1972 $17,358,610,850 -
1973 $22,534,253,703 -
1974 $27,145,693,810 -
1975 $32,877,805,200 -
1976 $35,942,270,686 -
1977 $41,508,030,431 -
1978 $46,522,900,254 -
1979 $53,132,244,624 -
1980 $64,439,382,896 -
1981 $63,596,654,761 -
1982 $62,647,195,538 -
1983 $61,627,240,831 -
1984 $62,057,955,033 -
1985 $65,416,879,914 -
1986 $78,693,118,044 -
1987 $94,229,907,236 -
1988 $101,900,260,856 -
1989 $102,633,934,391 -
1990 $119,791,843,060 -
1991 $121,872,464,483 -
1992 $130,838,040,068 -
1993 $120,579,213,713 -
1994 $127,131,319,429 $2,843,300,000
1995 $152,029,612,325 $3,282,800,000
1996 $163,520,109,151 $3,409,600,000
1997 $161,356,631,888 $3,759,800,000
1998 $154,230,295,158 $4,067,800,000
1999 $162,383,706,021 $4,271,200,000
2000 $171,457,201,936 $4,313,600,000
2001 $174,239,354,071 $4,003,700,000
2002 $195,914,852,576 $3,555,800,000
2003 $229,385,469,337 $3,968,000,000
2004 $265,268,662,473 $4,603,100,000
2005 $309,978,579,744 $5,125,700,000
2006 $346,915,160,682 $5,348,300,000
2007 $402,643,260,488 $5,815,700,000
2008 $464,917,553,191 $7,310,400,000
2009 $387,976,400,617 $8,085,700,000
2010 $431,052,143,940 $9,681,500,000
2011 $501,360,549,669 $11,186,100,000
2012 $512,777,309,841 $12,208,400,000
2013 $526,014,468,085 $13,515,500,000
2014 $501,736,471,833 $13,989,700,000
2015 $388,159,512,246 $13,972,400,000
2016 $370,956,547,619 $15,405,400,000
2017 $401,745,275,035 $16,128,000,000
2018 $439,788,625,884 $16,276,600,000
2019 $408,742,840,909 $17,133,500,000
2020 $367,633,418,887 $15,531,700,000
2021 $503,367,986,030 $18,109,000,000
2022 $596,297,651,036 $19,165,500,000
2023 $482,949,731,777 $17,847,900,000
2024 $483,727,398,216 $13,711,100,000

Norway and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Norway Palestine
1960 $1,451 -
1961 $1,571 -
1962 $1,678 -
1963 $1,787 -
1964 $1,951 -
1965 $2,179 -
1966 $2,333 -
1967 $2,531 -
1968 $2,680 -
1969 $2,894 -
1970 $3,306 -
1971 $3,736 -
1972 $4,414 -
1973 $5,690 -
1974 $6,812 -
1975 $8,204 -
1976 $8,927 -
1977 $10,266 -
1978 $11,463 -
1979 $13,047 -
1980 $15,772 -
1981 $15,513 -
1982 $15,225 -
1983 $14,928 -
1984 $14,989 -
1985 $15,754 -
1986 $18,883 -
1987 $22,506 -
1988 $24,207 -
1989 $24,281 -
1990 $28,243 -
1991 $28,597 -
1992 $30,524 -
1993 $27,964 -
1994 $29,316 $1,202
1995 $34,876 $1,327
1996 $37,322 $1,317
1997 $36,629 $1,389
1998 $34,803 $1,465
1999 $36,393 $1,499
2000 $38,178 $1,476
2001 $38,602 $1,336
2002 $43,171 $1,156
2003 $50,250 $1,258
2004 $57,769 $1,422
2005 $67,047 $1,544
2006 $74,434 $1,570
2007 $85,502 $1,664
2008 $97,504 $2,035
2009 $80,348 $2,192
2010 $88,163 $2,557
2011 $101,222 $2,881
2012 $102,176 $3,067
2013 $103,554 $3,315
2014 $97,667 $3,352
2015 $74,810 $3,272
2016 $70,867 $3,528
2017 $76,132 $3,620
2018 $82,793 $3,562
2019 $76,431 $3,657
2020 $68,340 $3,234
2021 $93,073 $3,679
2022 $109,270 $3,800
2023 $87,497 $3,455
2024 $86,810 $2,592

Norway vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Palestine
1950 71.6 45.7
1951 72.5 46
1952 72.7 46.3
1953 73.1 46.6
1954 73.2 46.9
1955 73.4 47.2
1956 73.5 47.6
1957 73.4 48
1958 73.4 48.4
1959 73.6 48.8
1960 73.6 49.3
1961 73.6 49.8
1962 73.5 50.4
1963 73.1 51
1964 73.6 51.6
1965 73.7 52.2
1966 74 52.8
1967 74.1 50.9
1968 73.9 54.1
1969 73.7 54.7
1970 74.1 55.4
1971 74.2 56
1972 74.3 56.7
1973 74.4 57.6
1974 74.8 58
1975 74.8 58.7
1976 75 59.4
1977 75.4 60.1
1978 75.4 60.8
1979 75.4 61.5
1980 75.7 62.2
1981 75.9 62.8
1982 76 63.5
1983 76.1 64.1
1984 76.2 64.7
1985 75.9 65.3
1986 76.3 65.7
1987 76.1 66.3
1988 76.3 66.7
1989 76.5 67.1
1990 76.6 67.8
1991 77 68.2
1992 77.2 68.5
1993 77.2 68.8
1994 77.8 69.3
1995 77.8 69.6
1996 78.2 70
1997 78.2 70.3
1998 78.4 70.6
1999 78.4 70.8
2000 78.7 70.3
2001 78.9 69.8
2002 79 70.9
2003 79.5 71
2004 80 71.1
2005 80.2 72
2006 80.4 71.8
2007 80.5 72.1
2008 80.7 72.2
2009 80.9 72.3
2010 81 73.3
2011 81.2 73.6
2012 81.4 73.7
2013 81.7 74.1
2014 82.1 72.8
2015 82.3 74.6
2016 82.4 74.9
2017 82.6 75.2
2018 82.8 75.4
2019 83 75.8
2020 83.2 75
2021 83.2 73.9
2022 82.6 76.7
2023 83.3 65.2
2024 83.5 69.2
2025 83.6 73.1

Norway and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Palestine
Year Population
Norway Palestine
1960 3,581,239 -
1961 3,609,800 -
1962 3,638,918 -
1963 3,666,537 -
1964 3,694,339 -
1965 3,723,168 -
1966 3,753,012 -
1967 3,784,539 -
1968 3,816,486 -
1969 3,847,707 -
1970 3,875,763 -
1971 3,903,039 -
1972 3,933,004 -
1973 3,960,612 -
1974 3,985,258 -
1975 4,007,313 -
1976 4,026,152 -
1977 4,043,205 -
1978 4,058,671 -
1979 4,072,517 -
1980 4,085,620 -
1981 4,099,702 -
1982 4,114,787 -
1983 4,128,432 -
1984 4,140,099 -
1985 4,152,516 -
1986 4,167,354 -
1987 4,186,905 -
1988 4,209,488 -
1989 4,226,901 -
1990 4,241,473 1,978,248
1991 4,261,732 2,068,845
1992 4,286,401 2,163,591
1993 4,311,991 2,262,676
1994 4,336,613 2,366,298
1995 4,359,184 2,474,666
1996 4,381,336 2,587,997
1997 4,405,157 2,706,518
1998 4,431,464 2,776,568
1999 4,461,913 2,848,431
2000 4,490,967 2,922,153
2001 4,513,751 2,997,784
2002 4,538,159 3,075,373
2003 4,564,855 3,154,969
2004 4,591,910 3,236,626
2005 4,623,291 3,320,396
2006 4,660,677 3,406,334
2007 4,709,153 3,494,496
2008 4,768,212 3,591,977
2009 4,828,726 3,689,099
2010 4,889,252 3,786,161
2011 4,953,088 3,882,986
2012 5,018,573 3,979,998
2013 5,079,623 4,076,708
2014 5,137,232 4,173,398
2015 5,188,607 4,270,092
2016 5,234,519 4,367,088
2017 5,276,968 4,454,805
2018 5,311,916 4,569,087
2019 5,347,896 4,685,306
2020 5,379,475 4,803,269
2021 5,408,320 4,922,749
2022 5,457,127 5,043,612
2023 5,519,594 5,165,775
2024 5,572,272 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Norway and Palestine

Fertility rate
Norway

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Norway Palestine
1960 2.85 -
1961 2.94 -
1962 2.91 -
1963 2.93 -
1964 2.98 -
1965 2.94 -
1966 2.9 -
1967 2.81 -
1968 2.75 -
1969 2.7 -
1970 2.5 -
1971 2.49 -
1972 2.38 -
1973 2.23 -
1974 2.13 -
1975 1.98 -
1976 1.86 -
1977 1.75 -
1978 1.77 -
1979 1.75 -
1980 1.72 -
1981 1.7 -
1982 1.71 -
1983 1.66 -
1984 1.66 -
1985 1.68 -
1986 1.71 -
1987 1.74 -
1988 1.84 -
1989 1.89 -
1990 1.93 6.81
1991 1.92 6.75
1992 1.88 6.65
1993 1.86 6.5
1994 1.87 6.33
1995 1.87 6.16
1996 1.89 5.99
1997 1.86 5.82
1998 1.81 5.69
1999 1.85 5.58
2000 1.85 5.46
2001 1.78 5.34
2002 1.75 5.22
2003 1.8 5.06
2004 1.83 4.97
2005 1.84 4.87
2006 1.9 4.74
2007 1.9 4.63
2008 1.96 4.51
2009 1.98 4.44
2010 1.95 4.43
2011 1.88 4.31
2012 1.85 4.15
2013 1.78 4.05
2014 1.75 4
2015 1.72 3.98
2016 1.71 3.89
2017 1.62 3.77
2018 1.56 3.67
2019 1.53 3.59
2020 1.48 3.51
2021 1.55 3.44
2022 1.41 3.38
2023 1.4 3.31

Norway and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Norway Palestine
1960 34.3 -
1961 34.4 -
1962 34.4 -
1963 34.3 -
1964 34.2 -
1965 34.1 -
1966 33.9 -
1967 33.7 -
1968 33.5 -
1969 33.2 -
1970 32.9 -
1971 32.7 -
1972 32.5 -
1973 32.4 -
1974 32.4 -
1975 32.5 -
1976 32.6 -
1977 32.7 -
1978 32.9 -
1979 33.1 -
1980 33.3 -
1981 33.6 -
1982 33.9 -
1983 34.1 -
1984 34.4 -
1985 34.6 -
1986 34.8 -
1987 34.9 -
1988 35.1 -
1989 35.2 -
1990 35.4 15.4
1991 35.5 15.4
1992 35.7 15.4
1993 35.8 15.5
1994 35.9 15.5
1995 36.1 15.6
1996 36.2 15.7
1997 36.4 15.8
1998 36.5 15.9
1999 36.7 16
2000 36.9 16.2
2001 37.1 16.3
2002 37.3 16.5
2003 37.5 16.7
2004 37.7 16.9
2005 37.9 17.1
2006 38.1 17.4
2007 38.3 17.6
2008 38.4 17.9
2009 38.5 18.1
2010 38.6 18.4
2011 38.7 18.6
2012 38.8 18.9
2013 38.9 19.1
2014 39 19.4
2015 39.2 19.6
2016 39.3 19.8
2017 39.4 19.9
2018 39.6 20
2019 39.8 20.2
2020 40 20.3
2021 40.3 20.4
2022 40.4 20.6
2023 40.5 20.8
2024 40.7 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.5%
2023
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Norway Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Palestine
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
94
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
175
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
97.9%
2024
English speaking
87.6%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Norway Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Norway Palestine
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025

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