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Norway vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 62nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Vatican
Population
5642662
949
Population rank 119/197 197/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 32/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 8/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
n/a
Median age
40.7 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Norway and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Norway vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Vatican
1950 71.6 65.9
1951 72.5 65.3
1952 72.7 65.7
1953 73.1 66.3
1954 73.2 67.5
1955 73.4 67.8
1956 73.5 67.3
1957 73.4 67.5
1958 73.4 68.7
1959 73.6 69.2
1960 73.6 69.2
1961 73.6 69.8
1962 73.5 69.2
1963 73.1 69.3
1964 73.6 70.3
1965 73.7 70.1
1966 74 70.9
1967 74.1 70.9
1968 73.9 70.7
1969 73.7 70.7
1970 74.1 71.5
1971 74.2 71.7
1972 74.3 72
1973 74.4 71.9
1974 74.8 72.7
1975 74.8 72.6
1976 75 72.9
1977 75.4 73.3
1978 75.4 73.7
1979 75.4 74
1980 75.7 74.1
1981 75.9 74.3
1982 76 74.8
1983 76.1 74.7
1984 76.2 75.1
1985 75.9 75.5
1986 76.3 75.7
1987 76.1 76.2
1988 76.3 76.4
1989 76.5 76.8
1990 76.6 76.9
1991 77 76.9
1992 77.2 77.3
1993 77.2 77
1994 77.8 77.7
1995 77.8 77.8
1996 78.2 78.5
1997 78.2 78.2
1998 78.4 78.3
1999 78.4 78.7
2000 78.7 79.3
2001 78.9 79.9
2002 79 80
2003 79.5 79.8
2004 80 80.2
2005 80.2 80.6
2006 80.4 81.2
2007 80.5 81.3
2008 80.7 81.4
2009 80.9 81.3
2010 81 81.5
2011 81.2 81.7
2012 81.4 82
2013 81.7 82.5
2014 82.1 82.6
2015 82.3 82.5
2016 82.4 82.9
2017 82.6 82.7
2018 82.8 83.3
2019 83 83.6
2020 83.2 83
2021 83.2 82.9
2022 82.6 83.3
2023 83.3 83
2024 83.5 83.1
2025 83.6 83.3

Norway and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Vatican
Year Population
Norway Vatican
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 -
1991 4,261,732 -
1992 4,286,401 -
1993 4,311,991 -
1994 4,336,613 -
1995 4,359,184 -
1996 4,381,336 -
1997 4,405,157 -
1998 4,431,464 -
1999 4,461,913 -
2000 4,490,967 880
2001 4,513,751 890
2002 4,538,159 900
2003 4,564,855 911
2004 4,591,910 921
2005 4,623,291 921
2006 4,660,677 932
2007 4,709,153 821
2008 4,768,212 824
2009 4,828,726 826
2010 4,889,252 829
2011 4,953,088 832
2012 5,018,573 836
2013 5,079,623 839
2014 5,137,232 842
2015 5,188,607 1,000
2016 5,234,519 -
2017 5,276,968 1,000
2018 5,311,916 -
2019 5,347,896 1,000
2020 5,379,475 -
2021 5,408,320 -
2022 5,457,127 -
2023 5,519,594 -
2024 5,572,272 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Norway Vatican
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
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Norway Vatican
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
n/a
Urban population
84.3%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
94
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
100%
2013
English speaking
87.6%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
n/a

Health

Norway Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
87
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Norway Vatican
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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