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Norway vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 62nd vs. 194th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Tuvalu
Population
5642662
9493
Population rank 119/197 196/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 32/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 8/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$207B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 17/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Norway and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Norway and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Norway

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Norway Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $14,583,114,840 $2,716,990
1972 $17,358,610,850 $2,968,458
1973 $22,534,253,703 $3,411,915
1974 $27,145,693,810 $4,122,329
1975 $32,877,805,200 $4,014,748
1976 $35,942,270,686 $3,919,072
1977 $41,508,030,431 $3,669,420
1978 $46,522,900,254 $3,798,782
1979 $53,132,244,624 $4,065,659
1980 $64,439,382,896 $4,206,128
1981 $63,596,654,761 $4,773,018
1982 $62,647,195,538 $4,118,945
1983 $61,627,240,831 $4,152,550
1984 $62,057,955,033 $4,481,978
1985 $65,416,879,914 $3,862,852
1986 $78,693,118,044 $4,574,706
1987 $94,229,907,236 $5,020,513
1988 $101,900,260,856 $7,011,059
1989 $102,633,934,391 $8,454,523
1990 $119,791,843,060 $9,542,901
1991 $121,872,464,483 $10,127,314
1992 $130,838,040,068 $10,535,028
1993 $120,579,213,713 $10,414,400
1994 $127,131,319,429 $11,772,611
1995 $152,029,612,325 $11,922,614
1996 $163,520,109,151 $13,338,597
1997 $161,356,631,888 $13,734,210
1998 $154,230,295,158 $13,795,146
1999 $162,383,706,021 $14,800,503
2000 $171,457,201,936 $15,073,976
2001 $174,239,354,071 $13,964,732
2002 $195,914,852,576 $16,842,673
2003 $229,385,469,337 $19,456,338
2004 $265,268,662,473 $22,798,275
2005 $309,978,579,744 $22,909,980
2006 $346,915,160,682 $24,096,875
2007 $402,643,260,488 $28,450,169
2008 $464,917,553,191 $31,874,435
2009 $387,976,400,617 $28,076,984
2010 $431,052,143,940 $32,105,408
2011 $501,360,549,669 $39,196,957
2012 $512,777,309,841 $39,345,579
2013 $526,014,468,085 $38,615,891
2014 $501,736,471,833 $38,760,983
2015 $388,159,512,246 $36,811,936
2016 $370,956,547,619 $41,629,064
2017 $401,745,275,035 $45,276,595
2018 $439,788,625,884 $48,015,260
2019 $408,742,840,909 $54,123,199
2020 $367,633,418,887 $51,746,594
2021 $503,367,986,030 $60,196,406
2022 $596,297,651,036 $59,065,982
2023 $482,949,731,777 $62,280,312
2024 $483,727,398,216 -

Norway and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Norway Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $3,736 $478
1972 $4,414 $522
1973 $5,690 $601
1974 $6,812 $708
1975 $8,204 $656
1976 $8,927 $612
1977 $10,266 $549
1978 $11,463 $546
1979 $13,047 $566
1980 $15,772 $571
1981 $15,513 $634
1982 $15,225 $537
1983 $14,928 $533
1984 $14,989 $567
1985 $15,754 $480
1986 $18,883 $557
1987 $22,506 $600
1988 $24,207 $823
1989 $24,281 $976
1990 $28,243 $1,085
1991 $28,597 $1,134
1992 $30,524 $1,166
1993 $27,964 $1,141
1994 $29,316 $1,279
1995 $34,876 $1,285
1996 $37,322 $1,428
1997 $36,629 $1,461
1998 $34,803 $1,460
1999 $36,393 $1,559
2000 $38,178 $1,579
2001 $38,602 $1,457
2002 $43,171 $1,750
2003 $50,250 $2,007
2004 $57,769 $2,323
2005 $67,047 $2,305
2006 $74,434 $2,396
2007 $85,502 $2,794
2008 $97,504 $3,088
2009 $80,348 $2,684
2010 $88,163 $3,025
2011 $101,222 $3,636
2012 $102,176 $3,598
2013 $103,554 $3,510
2014 $97,667 $3,529
2015 $74,810 $3,358
2016 $70,867 $3,809
2017 $76,132 $4,166
2018 $82,793 $4,466
2019 $76,431 $5,115
2020 $68,340 $4,976
2021 $93,073 $5,905
2022 $109,270 $5,911
2023 $87,497 $6,345
2024 $86,810 -

Norway vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Tuvalu
1950 71.6 40
1951 72.5 40.8
1952 72.7 41.7
1953 73.1 42.5
1954 73.2 43.4
1955 73.4 44.2
1956 73.5 45
1957 73.4 45.8
1958 73.4 46.7
1959 73.6 47.5
1960 73.6 48.3
1961 73.6 49
1962 73.5 49.8
1963 73.1 50.6
1964 73.6 51.3
1965 73.7 52.1
1966 74 52.8
1967 74.1 53.5
1968 73.9 54.1
1969 73.7 54.7
1970 74.1 55.3
1971 74.2 56
1972 74.3 54.7
1973 74.4 57.2
1974 74.8 57.7
1975 74.8 58.3
1976 75 58.8
1977 75.4 59.2
1978 75.4 59.6
1979 75.4 59.9
1980 75.7 60.2
1981 75.9 60.5
1982 76 60.7
1983 76.1 60.9
1984 76.2 61.1
1985 75.9 61.1
1986 76.3 61.2
1987 76.1 61.3
1988 76.3 61.4
1989 76.5 61.5
1990 76.6 61.6
1991 77 61.8
1992 77.2 60.3
1993 77.2 62.1
1994 77.8 62.3
1995 77.8 62.5
1996 78.2 62.7
1997 78.2 62.9
1998 78.4 63.2
1999 78.4 63.3
2000 78.7 63.5
2001 78.9 63.7
2002 79 63.8
2003 79.5 63.9
2004 80 64
2005 80.2 64.1
2006 80.4 64.2
2007 80.5 64.4
2008 80.7 64.5
2009 80.9 64.7
2010 81 64.8
2011 81.2 65
2012 81.4 65.1
2013 81.7 65.2
2014 82.1 65.3
2015 82.3 65.4
2016 82.4 65.5
2017 82.6 65.7
2018 82.8 65.9
2019 83 66.1
2020 83.2 66.4
2021 83.2 65.8
2022 82.6 66.9
2023 83.3 67.1
2024 83.5 67.3
2025 83.6 67.4

Norway and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Tuvalu
Year Population
Norway Tuvalu
1960 3,581,239 5,598
1961 3,609,800 5,648
1962 3,638,918 5,699
1963 3,666,537 5,751
1964 3,694,339 5,752
1965 3,723,168 5,715
1966 3,753,012 5,686
1967 3,784,539 5,652
1968 3,816,486 5,624
1969 3,847,707 5,631
1970 3,875,763 5,663
1971 3,903,039 5,685
1972 3,933,004 5,692
1973 3,960,612 5,681
1974 3,985,258 5,822
1975 4,007,313 6,117
1976 4,026,152 6,404
1977 4,043,205 6,686
1978 4,058,671 6,957
1979 4,072,517 7,184
1980 4,085,620 7,366
1981 4,099,702 7,526
1982 4,114,787 7,664
1983 4,128,432 7,789
1984 4,140,099 7,902
1985 4,152,516 8,046
1986 4,167,354 8,217
1987 4,186,905 8,371
1988 4,209,488 8,518
1989 4,226,901 8,662
1990 4,241,473 8,798
1991 4,261,732 8,928
1992 4,286,401 9,038
1993 4,311,991 9,126
1994 4,336,613 9,207
1995 4,359,184 9,280
1996 4,381,336 9,342
1997 4,405,157 9,400
1998 4,431,464 9,451
1999 4,461,913 9,496
2000 4,490,967 9,544
2001 4,513,751 9,586
2002 4,538,159 9,623
2003 4,564,855 9,695
2004 4,591,910 9,816
2005 4,623,291 9,940
2006 4,660,677 10,056
2007 4,709,153 10,182
2008 4,768,212 10,321
2009 4,828,726 10,461
2010 4,889,252 10,614
2011 4,953,088 10,780
2012 5,018,573 10,934
2013 5,079,623 11,001
2014 5,137,232 10,984
2015 5,188,607 10,963
2016 5,234,519 10,930
2017 5,276,968 10,869
2018 5,311,916 10,751
2019 5,347,896 10,581
2020 5,379,475 10,399
2021 5,408,320 10,194
2022 5,457,127 9,992
2023 5,519,594 9,816
2024 5,572,272 9,646

Fertility rates in Norway and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Norway

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Norway Tuvalu
1960 2.85 5.15
1961 2.94 5.09
1962 2.91 5
1963 2.93 4.91
1964 2.98 4.83
1965 2.94 4.73
1966 2.9 4.64
1967 2.81 4.49
1968 2.75 4.36
1969 2.7 4.23
1970 2.5 4.08
1971 2.49 3.94
1972 2.38 3.81
1973 2.23 3.71
1974 2.13 3.63
1975 1.98 3.58
1976 1.86 3.55
1977 1.75 3.56
1978 1.77 3.59
1979 1.75 3.65
1980 1.72 3.73
1981 1.7 3.8
1982 1.71 3.88
1983 1.66 3.91
1984 1.66 3.95
1985 1.68 3.97
1986 1.71 3.97
1987 1.74 3.94
1988 1.84 3.88
1989 1.89 3.8
1990 1.93 3.75
1991 1.92 3.79
1992 1.88 3.86
1993 1.86 3.92
1994 1.87 3.92
1995 1.87 3.96
1996 1.89 3.95
1997 1.86 3.95
1998 1.81 3.95
1999 1.85 3.92
2000 1.85 3.84
2001 1.78 3.75
2002 1.75 3.64
2003 1.8 3.58
2004 1.83 3.55
2005 1.84 3.55
2006 1.9 3.53
2007 1.9 3.45
2008 1.96 3.42
2009 1.98 3.43
2010 1.95 3.44
2011 1.88 3.46
2012 1.85 3.47
2013 1.78 3.39
2014 1.75 3.33
2015 1.72 3.31
2016 1.71 3.3
2017 1.62 3.3
2018 1.56 3.33
2019 1.53 3.33
2020 1.48 3.31
2021 1.55 3.28
2022 1.41 3.24
2023 1.4 3.21

Norway and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Norway Tuvalu
1960 34.3 23.1
1961 34.4 23.1
1962 34.4 23
1963 34.3 22.6
1964 34.2 21
1965 34.1 19.3
1966 33.9 18.5
1967 33.7 18.1
1968 33.5 17.9
1969 33.2 18
1970 32.9 18.2
1971 32.7 18.6
1972 32.5 19
1973 32.4 19.4
1974 32.4 19.7
1975 32.5 19.8
1976 32.6 19.9
1977 32.7 20.2
1978 32.9 20.5
1979 33.1 20.9
1980 33.3 21
1981 33.6 21.4
1982 33.9 21.9
1983 34.1 22.5
1984 34.4 23.2
1985 34.6 23.6
1986 34.8 23.8
1987 34.9 24
1988 35.1 24.2
1989 35.2 24.5
1990 35.4 24.7
1991 35.5 24.9
1992 35.7 25
1993 35.8 25
1994 35.9 25.1
1995 36.1 25
1996 36.2 24.9
1997 36.4 24.6
1998 36.5 24.4
1999 36.7 24.1
2000 36.9 23.9
2001 37.1 23.7
2002 37.3 23.5
2003 37.5 23.5
2004 37.7 23.5
2005 37.9 23.6
2006 38.1 23.6
2007 38.3 23.7
2008 38.4 23.8
2009 38.5 23.9
2010 38.6 24
2011 38.7 24.1
2012 38.8 24.2
2013 38.9 24.3
2014 39 24.5
2015 39.2 24.7
2016 39.3 24.9
2017 39.4 25.2
2018 39.6 25.3
2019 39.8 25.3
2020 40 25.3
2021 40.3 25.3
2022 40.4 25.3
2023 40.5 25.3
2024 40.7 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.7%
2010
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Norway Tuvalu
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
5.2%
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Norway Tuvalu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
94
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
100%
2022
English speaking
87.6%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Norway Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Tuvalu
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4.97 mi
2011

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