Norway
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Norway.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Norway vs Russia
123 shared metrics.
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Russia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Russia leads in 64 of 123 shared metrics, while Norway leads in 59.
Norway's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 46.8x that of Russia (51 per 100k people vs 1.1 per 100k people).
Norway's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 28.2x that of Russia (11.43 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).
Norway's Wind Electricity Share is 26.2x that of Russia (8.4% vs 0.31%).
Norway's Renewable Energy (%) is 16.5x that of Russia (61.4% vs 3.5%).
Norway's Liberal Democracy Index is 14.1x that of Russia (0.85 vs 0.06).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleNorway leads
Norway
51 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleNorway leads
Norway
11.43 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
Wind Electricity ShareNorway leads
Norway
8.4%
Russia
0.31%
Renewable Energy (%)Norway leads
Norway
61.4%
Russia
3.5%
Liberal Democracy IndexNorway leads
Norway
0.85
Russia
0.06
Renewable Energy (%)Norway leads
Norway
71.81%
Russia
6.0%
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
NorwayNorway
51 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
4684% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
NorwayNorway
11.43 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
2817% higher
Wind Electricity Share
NorwayNorway
8.4%
Russia
0.31%
2619% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
NorwayNorway
61.4%
Russia
3.5%
1654% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
NorwayNorway
0.85
Russia
0.06
1412% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
NorwayNorway
71.81%
Russia
6.0%
1097% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
NorwayNorway
0.95
Russia
0.08
1091% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
NorwayNorway
1.8 per 1M people
Russia
0.19 per 1M people
876% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
NorwayNorway
14.1% of GDP
Russia
1.6% of GDP
781% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
NorwayNorway
$8,692.58
Russia
$1,078.23
706% higher
GNI Per Capita
NorwayNorway
$98,170
Russia
$15,320
541% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
NorwayNorway
0.89
Russia
0.17
424% higher
Official Languages Count
NorwayNorway
4.0
Russia
1.0
300% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
NorwayNorway
81 pts
Russia
22 pts
268% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
NorwayNorway
23.5K kWh/person
Russia
7.2K kWh/person
227% higher
Nurses & Midwives
NorwayNorway
18.89 per 1k
Russia
6.2 per 1k
203% higher
Food Waste per Person
NorwayNorway
165 kg/person/yr
Russia
55.52 kg/person/yr
197% higher
Researchers
NorwayNorway
7.4K per 1M
Russia
2.7K per 1M
176% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
NorwayNorway
44.38%
Russia
16.44%
170% higher
Credit Card Ownership
NorwayNorway
66.74% of adults
Russia
25.08% of adults
166% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
NorwayNorway
25.41%
Russia
9.7%
161% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
NorwayNorway
50.57 kg/person/yr
Russia
21.76 kg/person/yr
132% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
27.05% of GDP
Russia
12.07% of GDP
124% higher
Exports (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
47.49% of GDP
Russia
21.92% of GDP
117% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
NorwayNorway
$101,031.46
Russia
$47,404.96
113% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
NorwayNorway
758.35 per 1k people
Russia
372.47 per 1k people
104% higher
Political Corruption Index
RussiaNorway
0.01
Russia
0.78
99% lower
Forest Area
RussiaNorway
122.0K km²
Russia
8.15M km²
99% lower
Irrigated Land
RussiaNorway
337 km²
Russia
43.0K km²
99% lower
Land Area
RussiaNorway
364.3K km²
Russia
16.38M km²
98% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaNorway
25.0K
Russia
1.45M
98% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaNorway
40 Mt CO2e
Russia
2.0K Mt CO2e
98% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
36.5% of GDP
Russia
18.5% of GDP
97% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
NorwayNorway
34.83% of adults
Russia
17.66% of adults
97% higher
Population
RussiaNorway
5.51M
Russia
140.13M
96% lower
Water Withdrawal
RussiaNorway
2.7 B m³
Russia
64.82 B m³
96% lower
Railway Length
RussiaNorway
3.8K km
Russia
85.5K km
95% lower
Domestic Patents
RussiaNorway
946
Russia
19.6K
95% lower
Railway Network
RussiaNorway
3.9K km
Russia
85.5K km
95% lower
Foreign Patents
RussiaNorway
634
Russia
11.4K
94% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RussiaNorway
28.11 gCO2/kWh
Russia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
94% lower
Imports (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
33.87% of GDP
Russia
17.59% of GDP
93% higher
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaNorway
1.4 per 1k
Russia
12.97 per 1k
89% lower
Homicide Rate
RussiaNorway
0.72 per 100k
Russia
6.8 per 100k
89% lower
Land Border Length
RussiaNorway
2.6K km
Russia
22.4K km
89% lower
Informal Employment Share
RussiaNorway
2.0% of employed people
Russia
19.23% of employed people
89% lower
Electricity Generation
RussiaNorway
156.12 TWh
Russia
1.2K TWh
87% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaNorway
1.5 per 100k
Russia
10.6 per 100k
86% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaNorway
41.10M kW
Russia
301.93M kW
86% lower
Capital Elevation
RussiaNorway
23 m
Russia
156 m
85% lower
Airports
RussiaNorway
147
Russia
938
84% lower
Scientific Publications
RussiaNorway
14.1K
Russia
84.3K
83% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
RussiaNorway
2.7%
Russia
13.17%
80% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaNorway
25.32 per 100k
Russia
121.42 per 100k
79% lower
Border Neighbors
RussiaNorway
3.0
Russia
14
79% lower
Tourist Arrivals
RussiaNorway
1.40M
Russia
6.36M
78% lower
GDP (Nominal)
RussiaNorway
$483,592,648,313.3
Russia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
78% lower
Shipping Traffic
RussiaNorway
933.3K
Russia
3.91M
76% lower
Broadband Access (%)
NorwayNorway
45.44 per 100 people
Russia
25.82 per 100 people
76% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
NorwayNorway
13.42% of youth labor force
Russia
7.6% of youth labor force
76% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RussiaNorway
8.0 sites
Russia
34 sites
76% lower
Population Density
NorwayNorway
15.15 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
73% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
NorwayNorway
0.93
Russia
0.55
70% higher
Military Spending
RussiaNorway
2.1% of GDP
Russia
7.1% of GDP
70% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
1.6% of GDP
Russia
0.93% of GDP
68% higher
Inflation Rate
RussiaNorway
3.1%
Russia
8.4%
63% lower
Spirits Consumption
RussiaNorway
1.2 L/person/yr
Russia
3.2 L/person/yr
61% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
NorwayNorway
261.34 kg/person/yr
Russia
163.57 kg/person/yr
60% higher
University Enrollment Rate
NorwayNorway
95.06%
Russia
60.39%
57% higher
Unemployment Rate
NorwayNorway
4.0%
Russia
2.5%
57% higher
Tourism Revenue
RussiaNorway
$2,196,000,000
Russia
$4,961,000,000
56% lower
Highest Elevation
RussiaNorway
2.5K m
Russia
5.6K m
56% lower
Protected Land (%)
NorwayNorway
17.8%
Russia
11.5%
55% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RussiaNorway
12.3% of adults
Russia
26.5% of adults
54% lower
Water Stress (%)
RussiaNorway
0.70%
Russia
1.5%
53% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaNorway
2.1%
Russia
4.3%
52% lower
Smoking Rate
RussiaNorway
14.2%
Russia
29.2%
51% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaNorway
3.4 per 1k
Russia
7.0 per 1k
51% lower
Infant Mortality
RussiaNorway
1.9 per 1k births
Russia
3.7 per 1k births
49% lower
Child Mortality
RussiaNorway
2.4 per 1k births
Russia
4.5 per 1k births
47% lower
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaNorway
6.7 t/person/yr
Russia
12.29 t/person/yr
46% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
RussiaNorway
6.1 µg/m³
Russia
11.27 µg/m³
46% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaNorway
1.7K
Russia
2.9K
41% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaNorway
111 per 100 people
Russia
186 per 100 people
40% lower
Solar Electricity Share
NorwayNorway
0.33%
Russia
0.24%
38% higher
Suicide Rate
RussiaNorway
13.19 per 100k
Russia
21.37 per 100k
38% lower
Death Rate
RussiaNorway
8.6 per 1k
Russia
13.93 per 1k
38% lower
Coastline Length
RussiaNorway
25.1K km
Russia
37.7K km
33% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaNorway
33.5%
Russia
49.78%
33% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
5.5% of GDP
Russia
4.2% of GDP
31% higher
Obesity Rate
RussiaNorway
19.77%
Russia
28.05%
30% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
NorwayNorway
99.06%
Russia
76.26%
30% higher
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaNorway
7.4 L/adult/yr
Russia
10.53 L/adult/yr
30% lower
Women in Senior Management
RussiaNorway
30.77% of managers
Russia
41.72% of managers
26% lower
Birth Rate
NorwayNorway
10.35 per 1k
Russia
8.3 per 1k
25% higher
Life Evaluation Score
NorwayNorway
7.2 pts
Russia
5.8 pts
24% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaNorway
67.47 kg/person/yr
Russia
87.81 kg/person/yr
23% lower
Inequality (Gini)
RussiaNorway
26.5
Russia
33
20% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaNorway
35.5% of adults
Russia
44.3% of adults
20% lower
Human Development Index
NorwayNorway
0.97
Russia
0.83
17% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaNorway
32.7 hrs/week
Russia
38.99 hrs/week
16% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
7.9% of GDP
Russia
6.9% of GDP
15% higher
Digital Payments Used
NorwayNorway
99.48% of adults
Russia
87.42% of adults
14% higher
Life Expectancy
NorwayNorway
83.1 years
Russia
73.3 years
13% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaNorway
4.9K kg oil eq/person
Russia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
13% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaNorway
25 days/yr
Russia
28 days/yr
11% lower
Urban Population (%)
NorwayNorway
83.33%
Russia
75.11%
11% higher
Elderly Population (%)
NorwayNorway
18.79%
Russia
17.18%
9% higher
Beer Consumption
RussiaNorway
2.8 L/person/yr
Russia
3.1 L/person/yr
8% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
NorwayNorway
98.05%
Russia
92.22%
6% higher
Youth Population (%)
RussiaNorway
16.19%
Russia
17.28%
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
NorwayNorway
99%
Russia
94.36%
5% higher
Fertility Rate
NorwayNorway
1.6 children/woman
Russia
1.5 children/woman
4% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
NorwayNorway
99.14% of adults
Russia
95.61% of adults
4% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaNorway
5.0 per 1k
Russia
5.1 per 1k
3% lower
Dependency Ratio
NorwayNorway
53.78% of working-age pop.
Russia
52.57% of working-age pop.
2% higher
Time Zones Count
NorwayNorway
1.0 time zones
Russia
1.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
RussiaNorway
0%
Russia
18.4%
ranked lower
Median Age
NorwayNorway
39.5 years
Russia
39.5 years
equal
Electricity Access (%)
NorwayNorway
100%
Russia
100%
equal
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
RussiaNorway
99.2%
Russia
99.6%
equal
Lowest Elevation
NorwayNorway
0 m
Russia
-28 m
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
NorwayNorway
2.4% of GDP
Russia
-0.44% of GDP
ranked higher
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