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Norway vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 62nd vs. 1st).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Russia
Population
5642662
142718132
Population rank 119/197 9/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 32/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Norway and Russia: Comparison Charts

Norway and Russia economies compared

GDP
Norway

Russia
Year GDP
Norway Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $102,633,934,391 $506,631,299,735
1990 $119,791,843,060 $517,014,446,228
1991 $121,872,464,483 $517,962,962,963
1992 $130,838,040,068 $460,290,556,901
1993 $120,579,213,713 $435,083,713,851
1994 $127,131,319,429 $395,077,301,248
1995 $152,029,612,325 $395,537,185,735
1996 $163,520,109,151 $391,724,890,744
1997 $161,356,631,888 $404,928,954,192
1998 $154,230,295,158 $270,955,486,862
1999 $162,383,706,021 $195,907,128,351
2000 $171,457,201,936 $259,710,142,197
2001 $174,239,354,071 $306,602,070,621
2002 $195,914,852,576 $345,470,494,418
2003 $229,385,469,337 $430,347,420,185
2004 $265,268,662,473 $591,016,690,732
2005 $309,978,579,744 $764,015,973,481
2006 $346,915,160,682 $989,932,071,353
2007 $402,643,260,488 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $464,917,553,191 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $387,976,400,617 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $431,052,143,940 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $501,360,549,669 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $512,777,309,841 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $526,014,468,085 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $501,736,471,833 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $388,159,512,246 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $370,956,547,619 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $401,745,275,035 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $439,788,625,884 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $408,742,840,909 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $367,633,418,887 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $503,367,986,030 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $596,297,651,036 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $482,949,731,777 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $483,727,398,216 $2,173,835,806,672

Norway and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Norway Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $24,281 $3,430
1990 $28,243 $3,494
1991 $28,597 $3,490
1992 $30,524 $3,099
1993 $27,964 $2,931
1994 $29,316 $2,662
1995 $34,876 $2,666
1996 $37,322 $2,644
1997 $36,629 $2,738
1998 $34,803 $1,835
1999 $36,393 $1,331
2000 $38,178 $1,772
2001 $38,602 $2,100
2002 $43,171 $2,378
2003 $50,250 $2,975
2004 $57,769 $4,102
2005 $67,047 $5,323
2006 $74,434 $6,920
2007 $85,502 $9,101
2008 $97,504 $11,635
2009 $80,348 $8,563
2010 $88,163 $10,675
2011 $101,222 $14,305
2012 $102,176 $15,402
2013 $103,554 $15,941
2014 $97,667 $14,277
2015 $74,810 $9,427
2016 $70,867 $8,804
2017 $76,132 $10,835
2018 $82,793 $11,399
2019 $76,431 $11,640
2020 $68,340 $10,280
2021 $93,073 $12,637
2022 $109,270 $15,888
2023 $87,497 $14,403
2024 $86,810 $15,145

Norway vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Russia
1950 71.6 55.5
1951 72.5 55.3
1952 72.7 57.6
1953 73.1 58.8
1954 73.2 59.9
1955 73.4 62.1
1956 73.5 66.5
1957 73.4 66
1958 73.4 67.7
1959 73.6 67.4
1960 73.6 68.3
1961 73.6 68.6
1962 73.5 68.5
1963 73.1 69.1
1964 73.6 69.5
1965 73.7 69.3
1966 74 69.4
1967 74.1 69.2
1968 73.9 69.1
1969 73.7 68.6
1970 74.1 68.7
1971 74.2 68.9
1972 74.3 68.8
1973 74.4 68.9
1974 74.8 68.7
1975 74.8 68.3
1976 75 68.1
1977 75.4 67.9
1978 75.4 67.8
1979 75.4 67.6
1980 75.7 67.5
1981 75.9 67.6
1982 76 68.1
1983 76.1 68
1984 76.2 67.6
1985 75.9 68.3
1986 76.3 70
1987 76.1 70.1
1988 76.3 69.9
1989 76.5 69.7
1990 76.6 69.3
1991 77 69
1992 77.2 67.8
1993 77.2 65
1994 77.8 63.8
1995 77.8 64
1996 78.2 65.4
1997 78.2 66.6
1998 78.4 66.9
1999 78.4 65.6
2000 78.7 65
2001 78.9 65
2002 79 64.7
2003 79.5 64.7
2004 80 65.1
2005 80.2 65.2
2006 80.4 66.5
2007 80.5 67.5
2008 80.7 67.9
2009 80.9 68.7
2010 81 68.2
2011 81.2 69.7
2012 81.4 70.1
2013 81.7 70.6
2014 82.1 70.8
2015 82.3 71.3
2016 82.4 71.9
2017 82.6 72.8
2018 82.8 72.9
2019 83 73.1
2020 83.2 71.2
2021 83.2 69.8
2022 82.6 72.5
2023 83.3 73.2
2024 83.5 73.3
2025 83.6 73.5

Norway and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Russia
Year Population
Norway Russia
1960 3,581,239 119,897,000
1961 3,609,800 121,236,000
1962 3,638,918 122,591,000
1963 3,666,537 123,960,000
1964 3,694,339 125,345,000
1965 3,723,168 126,745,000
1966 3,753,012 127,468,000
1967 3,784,539 128,196,000
1968 3,816,486 128,928,000
1969 3,847,707 129,664,000
1970 3,875,763 130,404,000
1971 3,903,039 131,155,000
1972 3,933,004 131,909,000
1973 3,960,612 132,669,000
1974 3,985,258 133,432,000
1975 4,007,313 134,200,000
1976 4,026,152 135,147,000
1977 4,043,205 136,100,000
1978 4,058,671 137,060,000
1979 4,072,517 138,027,000
1980 4,085,620 139,010,000
1981 4,099,702 139,941,000
1982 4,114,787 140,823,000
1983 4,128,432 141,668,000
1984 4,140,099 142,745,000
1985 4,152,516 143,858,000
1986 4,167,354 144,894,000
1987 4,186,905 145,908,000
1988 4,209,488 146,857,000
1989 4,226,901 147,721,000
1990 4,241,473 147,969,406
1991 4,261,732 148,394,216
1992 4,286,401 148,538,197
1993 4,311,991 148,458,777
1994 4,336,613 148,407,912
1995 4,359,184 148,375,787
1996 4,381,336 148,160,129
1997 4,405,157 147,915,361
1998 4,431,464 147,670,784
1999 4,461,913 147,214,776
2000 4,490,967 146,596,869
2001 4,513,751 145,976,482
2002 4,538,159 145,306,497
2003 4,564,855 144,648,618
2004 4,591,910 144,067,316
2005 4,623,291 143,518,814
2006 4,660,677 143,049,637
2007 4,709,153 142,805,114
2008 4,768,212 142,742,366
2009 4,828,726 142,785,348
2010 4,889,252 142,849,468
2011 4,953,088 143,018,195
2012 5,018,573 143,378,447
2013 5,079,623 143,805,638
2014 5,137,232 144,237,223
2015 5,188,607 144,640,716
2016 5,234,519 145,015,460
2017 5,276,968 145,293,260
2018 5,311,916 145,398,106
2019 5,347,896 145,453,291
2020 5,379,475 145,245,148
2021 5,408,320 144,746,762
2022 5,457,127 144,236,933
2023 5,519,594 143,826,130
2024 5,572,272 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Norway and Russia

Fertility rate
Norway

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Norway Russia
1960 2.85 2.52
1961 2.94 2.45
1962 2.91 2.36
1963 2.93 2.27
1964 2.98 2.18
1965 2.94 2.13
1966 2.9 2.1
1967 2.81 2.04
1968 2.75 1.99
1969 2.7 1.97
1970 2.5 1.99
1971 2.49 2.03
1972 2.38 2.04
1973 2.23 2.01
1974 2.13 2
1975 1.98 1.98
1976 1.86 1.97
1977 1.75 1.95
1978 1.77 1.92
1979 1.75 1.9
1980 1.72 1.89
1981 1.7 1.91
1982 1.71 2.04
1983 1.66 2.11
1984 1.66 2.06
1985 1.68 2.05
1986 1.71 2.15
1987 1.74 2.22
1988 1.84 2.12
1989 1.89 2.01
1990 1.93 1.89
1991 1.92 1.73
1992 1.88 1.55
1993 1.86 1.39
1994 1.87 1.4
1995 1.87 1.34
1996 1.89 1.27
1997 1.86 1.22
1998 1.81 1.23
1999 1.85 1.16
2000 1.85 1.2
2001 1.78 1.22
2002 1.75 1.29
2003 1.8 1.32
2004 1.83 1.34
2005 1.84 1.29
2006 1.9 1.31
2007 1.9 1.42
2008 1.96 1.5
2009 1.98 1.54
2010 1.95 1.57
2011 1.88 1.58
2012 1.85 1.69
2013 1.78 1.71
2014 1.75 1.75
2015 1.72 1.78
2016 1.71 1.76
2017 1.62 1.62
2018 1.56 1.58
2019 1.53 1.5
2020 1.48 1.51
2021 1.55 1.51
2022 1.41 1.42
2023 1.4 1.41

Norway and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Russia
Year Median age, years
Norway Russia
1960 34.3 27.1
1961 34.4 27.4
1962 34.4 27.7
1963 34.3 28.1
1964 34.2 28.3
1965 34.1 28.6
1966 33.9 28.9
1967 33.7 29.2
1968 33.5 29.8
1969 33.2 30.3
1970 32.9 30.7
1971 32.7 31
1972 32.5 31.1
1973 32.4 31.1
1974 32.4 30.9
1975 32.5 30.7
1976 32.6 30.6
1977 32.7 30.9
1978 32.9 31
1979 33.1 31.1
1980 33.3 31.3
1981 33.6 31.4
1982 33.9 31.6
1983 34.1 31.7
1984 34.4 31.8
1985 34.6 32
1986 34.8 32.2
1987 34.9 32.4
1988 35.1 32.6
1989 35.2 32.9
1990 35.4 33.2
1991 35.5 33.6
1992 35.7 33.9
1993 35.8 34.4
1994 35.9 34.7
1995 36.1 35
1996 36.2 35.3
1997 36.4 35.7
1998 36.5 36
1999 36.7 36.3
2000 36.9 36.6
2001 37.1 36.8
2002 37.3 36.9
2003 37.5 37
2004 37.7 37.2
2005 37.9 37.4
2006 38.1 37.6
2007 38.3 37.7
2008 38.4 37.8
2009 38.5 37.9
2010 38.6 38
2011 38.7 38.1
2012 38.8 38.3
2013 38.9 38.4
2014 39 38.6
2015 39.2 38.7
2016 39.3 38.8
2017 39.4 39
2018 39.6 39.2
2019 39.8 39.4
2020 40 39.7
2021 40.3 39.9
2022 40.4 40.1
2023 40.5 40.5
2024 40.7 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
17
2025
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Norway Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Russia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
99.9%
2021
English speaking
87.6%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Norway Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Russia
% of world land
0.24%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
981,326 mi
2023

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