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Norway vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 62nd vs. 181st).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Seychelles
Population
5642662
125181
Population rank 119/197 181/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Norway and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Norway and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Norway

Seychelles
Year GDP
Norway Seychelles
1960 $5,197,398,721 $12,012,025
1961 $5,669,689,210 $11,592,024
1962 $6,107,076,929 $12,642,026
1963 $6,553,269,536 $13,923,029
1964 $7,206,522,122 $15,393,032
1965 $8,111,945,661 $15,603,032
1966 $8,753,940,267 $16,443,034
1967 $9,577,383,653 $16,632,032
1968 $10,227,087,165 $16,074,028
1969 $11,136,187,440 $16,452,028
1970 $12,814,123,115 $18,432,032
1971 $14,583,114,840 $21,965,951
1972 $17,358,610,850 $30,645,123
1973 $22,534,253,703 $36,896,280
1974 $27,145,693,810 $43,134,496
1975 $32,877,805,200 $47,803,146
1976 $35,942,270,686 $49,278,982
1977 $41,508,030,431 $64,526,401
1978 $46,522,900,254 $85,552,366
1979 $53,132,244,624 $127,261,099
1980 $64,439,382,896 $156,783,830
1981 $63,596,654,761 $163,750,728
1982 $62,647,195,538 $157,211,790
1983 $61,627,240,831 $156,098,237
1984 $62,057,955,033 $160,992,921
1985 $65,416,879,914 $179,691,483
1986 $78,693,118,044 $221,147,061
1987 $94,229,907,236 $265,212,957
1988 $101,900,260,856 $301,985,618
1989 $102,633,934,391 $324,333,367
1990 $119,791,843,060 $392,163,561
1991 $121,872,464,483 $398,307,170
1992 $130,838,040,068 $461,409,399
1993 $120,579,213,713 $504,230,621
1994 $127,131,319,429 $517,570,058
1995 $152,029,612,325 $540,733,048
1996 $163,520,109,151 $535,250,347
1997 $161,356,631,888 $598,966,982
1998 $154,230,295,158 $647,287,376
1999 $162,383,706,021 $662,838,615
2000 $171,457,201,936 $654,212,394
2001 $174,239,354,071 $662,064,156
2002 $195,914,852,576 $742,134,838
2003 $229,385,469,337 $750,847,230
2004 $265,268,662,473 $893,012,218
2005 $309,978,579,744 $977,899,382
2006 $346,915,160,682 $1,081,441,283
2007 $402,643,260,488 $1,077,308,814
2008 $464,917,553,191 $979,597,394
2009 $387,976,400,617 $850,901,620
2010 $431,052,143,940 $981,616,542
2011 $501,360,549,669 $1,058,918,707
2012 $512,777,309,841 $1,089,407,839
2013 $526,014,468,085 $1,333,160,407
2014 $501,736,471,833 $1,387,577,870
2015 $388,159,512,246 $1,432,403,352
2016 $370,956,547,619 $1,568,513,348
2017 $401,745,275,035 $1,675,370,641
2018 $439,788,625,884 $1,784,313,927
2019 $408,742,840,909 $1,868,690,097
2020 $367,633,418,887 $1,382,551,752
2021 $503,367,986,030 $1,487,173,795
2022 $596,297,651,036 $2,018,346,589
2023 $482,949,731,777 $2,187,379,755
2024 $483,727,398,216 $2,167,239,562

Norway and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Norway Seychelles
1960 $1,451 $288.1
1961 $1,571 $270.3
1962 $1,678 $287
1963 $1,787 $308
1964 $1,951 $332
1965 $2,179 $328
1966 $2,333 $338
1967 $2,531 $333
1968 $2,680 $314
1969 $2,894 $314
1970 $3,306 $344
1971 $3,736 $402
1972 $4,414 $547
1973 $5,690 $649
1974 $6,812 $745
1975 $8,204 $806
1976 $8,927 $814
1977 $10,266 $1,044
1978 $11,463 $1,377
1979 $13,047 $2,030
1980 $15,772 $2,478
1981 $15,513 $2,557
1982 $15,225 $2,441
1983 $14,928 $2,426
1984 $14,989 $2,488
1985 $15,754 $2,754
1986 $18,883 $3,368
1987 $22,506 $3,872
1988 $24,207 $4,392
1989 $24,281 $4,689
1990 $28,243 $5,642
1991 $28,597 $5,655
1992 $30,524 $6,520
1993 $27,964 $6,979
1994 $29,316 $6,975
1995 $34,876 $7,181
1996 $37,322 $7,004
1997 $36,629 $7,747
1998 $34,803 $8,210
1999 $36,393 $8,243
2000 $38,178 $8,064
2001 $38,602 $8,153
2002 $43,171 $8,864
2003 $50,250 $9,070
2004 $57,769 $10,828
2005 $67,047 $11,802
2006 $74,434 $12,783
2007 $85,502 $12,669
2008 $97,504 $11,265
2009 $80,348 $9,747
2010 $88,163 $10,935
2011 $101,222 $12,110
2012 $102,176 $12,337
2013 $103,554 $14,821
2014 $97,667 $15,188
2015 $74,810 $15,333
2016 $70,867 $16,567
2017 $76,132 $17,480
2018 $82,793 $18,440
2019 $76,431 $19,142
2020 $68,340 $14,041
2021 $93,073 $14,983
2022 $109,270 $16,837
2023 $87,497 $18,263
2024 $86,810 $17,859

Norway vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Seychelles
1950 71.6 57.8
1951 72.5 58
1952 72.7 58.4
1953 73.1 58.7
1954 73.2 59
1955 73.4 59.4
1956 73.5 59.8
1957 73.4 60.2
1958 73.4 60.4
1959 73.6 60.4
1960 73.6 60.5
1961 73.6 60.6
1962 73.5 60.7
1963 73.1 60.9
1964 73.6 61.2
1965 73.7 61.4
1966 74 61.7
1967 74.1 62.1
1968 73.9 62.6
1969 73.7 63.3
1970 74.1 64
1971 74.2 64.6
1972 74.3 65.3
1973 74.4 65.9
1974 74.8 66.4
1975 74.8 66.8
1976 75 67.2
1977 75.4 67.6
1978 75.4 67.9
1979 75.4 68.2
1980 75.7 68.5
1981 75.9 68.7
1982 76 69
1983 76.1 69.3
1984 76.2 69.5
1985 75.9 69.6
1986 76.3 69.8
1987 76.1 69.9
1988 76.3 70
1989 76.5 70.1
1990 76.6 70.2
1991 77 70.3
1992 77.2 70.3
1993 77.2 70.4
1994 77.8 70.5
1995 77.8 70.6
1996 78.2 70.8
1997 78.2 70.8
1998 78.4 71.1
1999 78.4 71.2
2000 78.7 71.3
2001 78.9 71.4
2002 79 71.5
2003 79.5 71.7
2004 80 71.7
2005 80.2 71.9
2006 80.4 72
2007 80.5 72.2
2008 80.7 72.3
2009 80.9 72.4
2010 81 72.5
2011 81.2 72.5
2012 81.4 72.5
2013 81.7 72.4
2014 82.1 72.4
2015 82.3 72.3
2016 82.4 72.2
2017 82.6 72.2
2018 82.8 72.2
2019 83 72.1
2020 83.2 74.1
2021 83.2 71.2
2022 82.6 71.2
2023 83.3 72.9
2024 83.5 73
2025 83.6 73.1

Norway and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Seychelles
Year Population
Norway Seychelles
1960 3,581,239 41,700
1961 3,609,800 42,889
1962 3,638,918 44,042
1963 3,666,537 45,176
1964 3,694,339 46,322
1965 3,723,168 47,500
1966 3,753,012 48,699
1967 3,784,539 49,911
1968 3,816,486 51,134
1969 3,847,707 52,365
1970 3,875,763 53,600
1971 3,903,039 54,695
1972 3,933,004 56,029
1973 3,960,612 56,892
1974 3,985,258 57,937
1975 4,007,313 59,292
1976 4,026,152 60,504
1977 4,043,205 61,786
1978 4,058,671 62,150
1979 4,072,517 62,686
1980 4,085,620 63,261
1981 4,099,702 64,035
1982 4,114,787 64,413
1983 4,128,432 64,335
1984 4,140,099 64,717
1985 4,152,516 65,244
1986 4,167,354 65,652
1987 4,186,905 68,499
1988 4,209,488 68,755
1989 4,226,901 69,167
1990 4,241,473 69,507
1991 4,261,732 70,439
1992 4,286,401 70,763
1993 4,311,991 72,253
1994 4,336,613 74,205
1995 4,359,184 75,304
1996 4,381,336 76,417
1997 4,405,157 77,319
1998 4,431,464 78,846
1999 4,461,913 80,410
2000 4,490,967 81,131
2001 4,513,751 81,202
2002 4,538,159 83,723
2003 4,564,855 82,781
2004 4,591,910 82,475
2005 4,623,291 82,858
2006 4,660,677 84,600
2007 4,709,153 85,033
2008 4,768,212 86,956
2009 4,828,726 87,298
2010 4,889,252 89,770
2011 4,953,088 87,441
2012 5,018,573 88,303
2013 5,079,623 89,949
2014 5,137,232 91,359
2015 5,188,607 93,419
2016 5,234,519 94,677
2017 5,276,968 95,843
2018 5,311,916 96,762
2019 5,347,896 97,625
2020 5,379,475 98,462
2021 5,408,320 99,258
2022 5,457,127 119,878
2023 5,519,594 119,773
2024 5,572,272 121,354

Fertility rates in Norway and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Norway

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Norway Seychelles
1960 2.85 5.31
1961 2.94 5.42
1962 2.91 5.51
1963 2.93 5.61
1964 2.98 5.69
1965 2.94 5.72
1966 2.9 6.13
1967 2.81 5.9
1968 2.75 5.61
1969 2.7 5.48
1970 2.5 5.31
1971 2.49 5.69
1972 2.38 5.16
1973 2.23 4.78
1974 2.13 5.1
1975 1.98 4.75
1976 1.86 4.09
1977 1.75 3.75
1978 1.77 3.92
1979 1.75 3.66
1980 1.72 3.79
1981 1.7 3.67
1982 1.71 3.13
1983 1.66 3.22
1984 1.66 3.24
1985 1.68 3.09
1986 1.71 3.07
1987 1.74 2.92
1988 1.84 2.79
1989 1.89 2.67
1990 1.93 2.61
1991 1.92 2.69
1992 1.88 2.53
1993 1.86 2.58
1994 1.87 2.6
1995 1.87 2.36
1996 1.89 2.31
1997 1.86 2.1
1998 1.81 2.04
1999 1.85 2.04
2000 1.85 2.08
2001 1.78 1.98
2002 1.75 2.04
2003 1.8 2.06
2004 1.83 2.01
2005 1.84 2.2
2006 1.9 2.11
2007 1.9 2.24
2008 1.96 2.33
2009 1.98 2.38
2010 1.95 2.16
2011 1.88 2.33
2012 1.85 2.37
2013 1.78 2.26
2014 1.75 2.25
2015 1.72 2.31
2016 1.71 2.39
2017 1.62 2.41
2018 1.56 2.41
2019 1.53 2.36
2020 1.48 2.29
2021 1.55 2.46
2022 1.41 2.01
2023 1.4 2.02

Norway and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Norway Seychelles
1960 34.3 21.9
1961 34.4 21.6
1962 34.4 21.3
1963 34.3 21
1964 34.2 20.6
1965 34.1 20.2
1966 33.9 19.8
1967 33.7 19.4
1968 33.5 19
1969 33.2 18.7
1970 32.9 18.5
1971 32.7 18.4
1972 32.5 18.5
1973 32.4 18.6
1974 32.4 18.7
1975 32.5 18.9
1976 32.6 19
1977 32.7 19.3
1978 32.9 19.6
1979 33.1 19.9
1980 33.3 20.4
1981 33.6 20.7
1982 33.9 21.1
1983 34.1 21.4
1984 34.4 21.7
1985 34.6 22
1986 34.8 22.3
1987 34.9 22.5
1988 35.1 22.9
1989 35.2 23.3
1990 35.4 23.6
1991 35.5 24
1992 35.7 24.5
1993 35.8 24.8
1994 35.9 25.2
1995 36.1 25.4
1996 36.2 25.7
1997 36.4 26.1
1998 36.5 26.4
1999 36.7 26.8
2000 36.9 27.3
2001 37.1 27.7
2002 37.3 28.1
2003 37.5 28.5
2004 37.7 28.9
2005 37.9 29.3
2006 38.1 29.6
2007 38.3 30
2008 38.4 30.4
2009 38.5 30.8
2010 38.6 31.2
2011 38.7 31.4
2012 38.8 31.5
2013 38.9 31.6
2014 39 31.8
2015 39.2 32.1
2016 39.3 32.3
2017 39.4 32.6
2018 39.6 32.9
2019 39.8 33.2
2020 40 33.6
2021 40.3 34
2022 40.4 34.4
2023 40.5 34.7
2024 40.7 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.6%
2018
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
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Norway Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Seychelles
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
96.2%
2020
English speaking
87.6%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Norway Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Seychelles
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
327 mi
2015

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