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Norway vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 62nd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Vietnam
Population
5642662
102063551
Population rank 119/197 16/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Norway and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Norway and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Norway

Vietnam
Year GDP
Norway Vietnam
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 $14,094,687,821
1986 $78,693,118,044 $26,336,616,250
1987 $94,229,907,236 $36,658,108,850
1988 $101,900,260,856 $25,423,812,649
1989 $102,633,934,391 $6,293,304,975
1990 $119,791,843,060 $6,471,740,806
1991 $121,872,464,483 $9,613,369,520
1992 $130,838,040,068 $9,866,990,236
1993 $120,579,213,713 $13,180,953,598
1994 $127,131,319,429 $16,286,433,533
1995 $152,029,612,325 $20,736,164,459
1996 $163,520,109,151 $24,657,470,575
1997 $161,356,631,888 $26,843,700,442
1998 $154,230,295,158 $27,209,602,050
1999 $162,383,706,021 $28,683,659,007
2000 $171,457,201,936 $31,172,518,403
2001 $174,239,354,071 $32,685,198,809
2002 $195,914,852,576 $35,064,105,501
2003 $229,385,469,337 $39,552,513,232
2004 $265,268,662,473 $45,427,854,693
2005 $309,978,579,744 $57,633,255,738
2006 $346,915,160,682 $66,371,664,817
2007 $402,643,260,488 $77,414,425,532
2008 $464,917,553,191 $99,130,304,099
2009 $387,976,400,617 $106,014,659,565
2010 $431,052,143,940 $147,201,173,197
2011 $501,360,549,669 $172,595,049,184
2012 $512,777,309,841 $195,590,661,129
2013 $526,014,468,085 $213,708,811,665
2014 $501,736,471,833 $233,451,469,643
2015 $388,159,512,246 $239,258,328,382
2016 $370,956,547,619 $257,096,001,178
2017 $401,745,275,035 $281,353,605,987
2018 $439,788,625,884 $310,106,478,395
2019 $408,742,840,909 $334,365,270,497
2020 $367,633,418,887 $346,615,738,538
2021 $503,367,986,030 $366,474,752,771
2022 $596,297,651,036 $413,445,230,669
2023 $482,949,731,777 $433,857,681,378
2024 $483,727,398,216 $476,388,230,307

Norway and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Norway Vietnam
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 $238.6
1986 $18,883 $436
1987 $22,506 $595
1988 $24,207 $405
1989 $24,281 $98.1
1990 $28,243 $98.8
1991 $28,597 $143.7
1992 $30,524 $144.5
1993 $27,964 $189.4
1994 $29,316 $229.9
1995 $34,876 $287.8
1996 $37,322 $337
1997 $36,629 $362
1998 $34,803 $361
1999 $36,393 $376
2000 $38,178 $404
2001 $38,602 $419
2002 $43,171 $445
2003 $50,250 $497
2004 $57,769 $565
2005 $67,047 $711
2006 $74,434 $808
2007 $85,502 $926
2008 $97,504 $1,164
2009 $80,348 $1,226
2010 $88,163 $1,683
2011 $101,222 $1,951
2012 $102,176 $2,185
2013 $103,554 $2,360
2014 $97,667 $2,546
2015 $74,810 $2,578
2016 $70,867 $2,735
2017 $76,132 $2,956
2018 $82,793 $3,222
2019 $76,431 $3,441
2020 $68,340 $3,534
2021 $93,073 $3,704
2022 $109,270 $4,148
2023 $87,497 $4,323
2024 $86,810 $4,717

Norway vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Vietnam
1950 71.6 48
1951 72.5 48.7
1952 72.7 49.4
1953 73.1 50
1954 73.2 52
1955 73.4 54.8
1956 73.5 55.5
1957 73.4 56.2
1958 73.4 56.8
1959 73.6 57.4
1960 73.6 58
1961 73.6 58.5
1962 73.5 58.2
1963 73.1 56.9
1964 73.6 57.5
1965 73.7 57
1966 74 56.9
1967 74.1 56.7
1968 73.9 52.7
1969 73.7 54.8
1970 74.1 54.9
1971 74.2 55.6
1972 74.3 51.9
1973 74.4 55.7
1974 74.8 54.8
1975 74.8 61.9
1976 75 63.7
1977 75.4 64.1
1978 75.4 64.5
1979 75.4 65
1980 75.7 65.3
1981 75.9 65.8
1982 76 66.2
1983 76.1 66.5
1984 76.2 66.9
1985 75.9 67.2
1986 76.3 67.6
1987 76.1 68
1988 76.3 68.6
1989 76.5 68.8
1990 76.6 69
1991 77 69.3
1992 77.2 69.6
1993 77.2 70
1994 77.8 70.4
1995 77.8 70.9
1996 78.2 71.3
1997 78.2 71.7
1998 78.4 72.3
1999 78.4 72.6
2000 78.7 72.7
2001 78.9 73
2002 79 73.1
2003 79.5 73.2
2004 80 73.1
2005 80.2 73.2
2006 80.4 73.3
2007 80.5 73.4
2008 80.7 73.5
2009 80.9 73.5
2010 81 73.6
2011 81.2 73.7
2012 81.4 73.8
2013 81.7 73.8
2014 82.1 73.9
2015 82.3 74
2016 82.4 74
2017 82.6 74
2018 82.8 74.1
2019 83 74.2
2020 83.2 75.4
2021 83.2 74.1
2022 82.6 74.5
2023 83.3 74.6
2024 83.5 74.7
2025 83.6 74.9

Norway and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Vietnam
Year Population
Norway Vietnam
1960 3,581,239 32,531,933
1961 3,609,800 33,409,059
1962 3,638,918 34,288,560
1963 3,666,537 35,249,101
1964 3,694,339 36,201,563
1965 3,723,168 37,129,656
1966 3,753,012 38,024,836
1967 3,784,539 38,895,080
1968 3,816,486 39,734,609
1969 3,847,707 40,582,096
1970 3,875,763 41,475,230
1971 3,903,039 42,449,276
1972 3,933,004 43,429,168
1973 3,960,612 44,409,861
1974 3,985,258 45,413,537
1975 4,007,313 46,482,903
1976 4,026,152 47,684,931
1977 4,043,205 48,954,872
1978 4,058,671 50,249,552
1979 4,072,517 51,378,211
1980 4,085,620 52,490,101
1981 4,099,702 53,738,141
1982 4,114,787 55,011,289
1983 4,128,432 56,337,921
1984 4,140,099 57,706,067
1985 4,152,516 59,060,622
1986 4,167,354 60,347,048
1987 4,186,905 61,584,651
1988 4,209,488 62,843,228
1989 4,226,901 64,147,348
1990 4,241,473 65,504,552
1991 4,261,732 66,891,775
1992 4,286,401 68,260,337
1993 4,311,991 69,586,384
1994 4,336,613 70,854,391
1995 4,359,184 72,049,940
1996 4,381,336 73,156,447
1997 4,405,157 74,226,889
1998 4,431,464 75,299,660
1999 4,461,913 76,287,452
2000 4,490,967 77,154,011
2001 4,513,751 77,969,361
2002 4,538,159 78,772,224
2003 4,564,855 79,563,777
2004 4,591,910 80,338,971
2005 4,623,291 81,088,313
2006 4,660,677 82,167,897
2007 4,709,153 83,633,375
2008 4,768,212 85,175,788
2009 4,828,726 86,460,018
2010 4,889,252 87,455,152
2011 4,953,088 88,468,314
2012 5,018,573 89,510,356
2013 5,079,623 90,573,104
2014 5,137,232 91,679,578
2015 5,188,607 92,823,254
2016 5,234,519 94,000,117
2017 5,276,968 95,176,977
2018 5,311,916 96,237,319
2019 5,347,896 97,173,776
2020 5,379,475 98,079,191
2021 5,408,320 98,935,098
2022 5,457,127 99,680,655
2023 5,519,594 100,352,192
2024 5,572,272 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Norway and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Norway

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Norway Vietnam
1960 2.85 6.27
1961 2.94 5.48
1962 2.91 6.26
1963 2.93 6.39
1964 2.98 6.29
1965 2.94 6.16
1966 2.9 5.97
1967 2.81 5.88
1968 2.75 6.03
1969 2.7 6.01
1970 2.5 6.02
1971 2.49 6.07
1972 2.38 6.1
1973 2.23 6.11
1974 2.13 5.78
1975 1.98 5.62
1976 1.86 5.46
1977 1.75 5.29
1978 1.77 5.1
1979 1.75 4.94
1980 1.72 4.8
1981 1.7 4.67
1982 1.71 4.59
1983 1.66 4.52
1984 1.66 4.41
1985 1.68 4.21
1986 1.71 3.96
1987 1.74 3.72
1988 1.84 3.62
1989 1.89 3.64
1990 1.93 3.6
1991 1.92 3.52
1992 1.88 3.35
1993 1.86 3.17
1994 1.87 2.94
1995 1.87 2.7
1996 1.89 2.47
1997 1.86 2.27
1998 1.81 2.1
1999 1.85 2
2000 1.85 2.03
2001 1.78 2.02
2002 1.75 2.01
2003 1.8 2
2004 1.83 1.97
2005 1.84 1.89
2006 1.9 1.87
2007 1.9 1.91
2008 1.96 1.93
2009 1.98 1.92
2010 1.95 1.91
2011 1.88 1.93
2012 1.85 1.97
2013 1.78 1.98
2014 1.75 2.09
2015 1.72 2.1
2016 1.71 2
2017 1.62 1.99
2018 1.56 1.88
2019 1.53 1.94
2020 1.48 1.96
2021 1.55 1.94
2022 1.41 1.93
2023 1.4 1.91

Norway and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Norway Vietnam
1960 34.3 21.2
1961 34.4 20.7
1962 34.4 20.2
1963 34.3 19.7
1964 34.2 19.2
1965 34.1 18.9
1966 33.9 18.7
1967 33.7 18.5
1968 33.5 18.4
1969 33.2 18.4
1970 32.9 18.4
1971 32.7 18.4
1972 32.5 18.5
1973 32.4 18.5
1974 32.4 18.6
1975 32.5 18.7
1976 32.6 18.8
1977 32.7 19
1978 32.9 19.1
1979 33.1 19.3
1980 33.3 19.4
1981 33.6 19.5
1982 33.9 19.6
1983 34.1 19.7
1984 34.4 19.8
1985 34.6 19.9
1986 34.8 20
1987 34.9 20.1
1988 35.1 20.2
1989 35.2 20.4
1990 35.4 20.5
1991 35.5 20.7
1992 35.7 20.9
1993 35.8 21.1
1994 35.9 21.4
1995 36.1 21.7
1996 36.2 22
1997 36.4 22.4
1998 36.5 22.9
1999 36.7 23.3
2000 36.9 23.7
2001 37.1 24.2
2002 37.3 24.6
2003 37.5 25
2004 37.7 25.4
2005 37.9 25.8
2006 38.1 26.3
2007 38.3 26.9
2008 38.4 27.4
2009 38.5 27.9
2010 38.6 28.3
2011 38.7 28.7
2012 38.8 29
2013 38.9 29.4
2014 39 29.8
2015 39.2 30.2
2016 39.3 30.5
2017 39.4 30.8
2018 39.6 31.2
2019 39.8 31.6
2020 40 32.1
2021 40.3 32.5
2022 40.4 33
2023 40.5 33.4
2024 40.7 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Norway Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Norway Vietnam
% of world population
0.07%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
96.1%
2022
English speaking
87.6%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
99%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Norway Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Vietnam
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
354,460 mi
2019

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