Norway: 61 winsSweden: 88 wins
Across 149 shared metrics
Analysis
Sweden leads in 88 of 149 shared metrics, while Norway leads in 61.
Norway's Coastline Length is 6.8x that of Sweden (25.1K vs 3.2K).
Norway's Merchant Ships is 3.8x that of Sweden (1.7K vs 361).
Norway's GDP Growth Rate is 1.6x that of Sweden (2.1% vs 0.8%).
Norway has 94% higher Electricity Use (Per Capita) than Sweden.
Norway has 86% higher CO2 Per Capita than Sweden.
Key Comparisons
Coastline LengthNorway leads
25.1K
3.2K
Merchant ShipsNorway leads
1.7K
361
GDP Growth RateNorway leads
2.1%
0.8%
Electricity Use (Per Capita)Norway leads
23.5K
12.1K
CO2 Per CapitaNorway leads
6.67
3.59
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)Norway leads
3.40
2.00
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastline Length | 25.1K | 3.2K | 681% higher | Norway |
| Merchant Ships | 1.7K | 361 | 376% higher | Norway |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.1% | 0.8% | 156% higher | Norway |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 23.5K | 12.1K | 94% higher | Norway |
| CO2 Per Capita | 6.67 | 3.59 | 86% higher | Norway |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 3.40 | 2.00 | 70% higher | Norway |
| GNI Per Capita | 98.2K | 58.2K | 69% higher | Norway |
| Nurses & Midwives | 18.89 | 11.41 | 66% higher | Norway |
| Railway Length | 3.8K | 10.9K | 65% lower | Sweden |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 2.7% | 7.3% | 63% lower | Sweden |
| Loneliness | 3.1% | 7.9% | 60% lower | Sweden |
| Railway Network | 3.9K | 9.7K | 60% lower | Sweden |
| Forest Area | 122.0K | 279.8K | 56% lower | Sweden |
| Overcrowded Housing | 7.0% | 15.7% | 55% lower | Sweden |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 1.6% | 3.4% | 54% lower | Sweden |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 2.4% | 5.2% | 54% lower | Sweden |
| Long-Term Unemployment | 0.6% | 1.4% | 53% lower | Sweden |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0% | 8.5% | 53% lower | Sweden |
| Water Stress (%) | 0.7% | 1.5% | 52% lower | Sweden |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 33.5% | 68.7% | 51% lower | Sweden |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 11.6% | 23.8% | 51% lower | Sweden |
| Border Countries Count | 3.00 | 2.00 | 50% higher | Norway |
| Foreign Patents | 634 | 425 | 49% higher | Norway |
| Population | 5.51M | 10.64M | 48% lower | Sweden |
| Domestic Patents | 946 | 1.8K | 47% lower | Sweden |
| Fuel Poverty | 2.2% | 4.1% | 46% lower | Sweden |
| Homicide Rate | 0.60 | 1.10 | 45% lower | Sweden |
| GDP Per Capita | $91.1K | $63.3K | 44% higher | Norway |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 25.4% | 17.7% | 44% higher | Norway |
| Shipping Traffic | 933.3K | 1.63M | 43% lower | Sweden |
| Relationship Dissatisfaction | 2.2% | 3.8% | 42% lower | Sweden |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 101.0K | 71.0K | 42% higher | Norway |
| Job Strain | 13.8% | 23.6% | 41% lower | Sweden |
| Depression Rate | 6.2% | 10.5% | 41% lower | Sweden |
| Population Density | 15.153 | 25.871 | 41% lower | Sweden |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 8.7K | 6.2K | 41% higher | Norway |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 71.8% | 51.3% | 40% higher | Norway |
| Gender Pay Gap (%) | 4.7% | 7.5% | 38% lower | Sweden |
| Smoking Rate | 14.2% | 22.7% | 37% lower | Sweden |
| Scientific Publications | 14.1K | 22.4K | 37% lower | Sweden |
| Homicide Rate | 0.72 | 1.15 | 37% lower | Sweden |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 3.4% | 2.5% | 36% higher | Norway |
| Job Insecurity | 2.8% | 4.4% | 35% lower | Sweden |
| Youth Unemployment (%) | 4.6% | 7.0% | 34% lower | Sweden |
| Imports (% GDP) | 33.9% | 51.6% | 34% lower | Sweden |
| Irrigated Land | 337 | 510 | 34% lower | Sweden |
| Airports | 146 | 206 | 29% lower | Sweden |
| Tourist Arrivals | 1.40M | 1.96M | 29% lower | Sweden |
| Housing Cost Burden | 15.9% | 21.8% | 27% lower | Sweden |
| Green Space Access | 66.4% | 91.4% | 27% lower | Sweden |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 7.9% | 10.9% | 27% lower | Sweden |
| Low Adult Numeracy | 11.1% | 8.8% | 26% higher | Norway |
| Electricity Capacity | 41.10M | 55.31M | 26% lower | Sweden |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 5.5% | 7.3% | 25% lower | Sweden |
| Average Earnings | $74.9K | $60.4K | 24% higher | Norway |
| Lack of Support | 6.0% | 7.8% | 23% lower | Sweden |
| Alcohol Consumption | 7.38 | 9.57 | 23% lower | Sweden |
| Long Work Hours | 4.1% | 5.2% | 22% lower | Sweden |
| Teen Birth Rate | 1.41 | 1.79 | 22% lower | Sweden |
| Poor Health | 9.7% | 8.0% | 21% higher | Norway |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 111 | 141 | 21% lower | Sweden |
| Obesity Rate | 19.8% | 16.4% | 20% higher | Norway |
| GDP (Nominal) | 483.59B | 603.72B | 20% lower | Sweden |
| Low Adult Literacy | 2.3% | 2.8% | 19% lower | Sweden |
| Highest Elevation | 2.5K | 2.1K | 18% higher | Norway |
| University Enrollment Rate | 95.1% | 81.4% | 17% higher | Norway |
| Political Voice | 34.8% | 29.9% | 16% higher | Norway |
| Land Boundaries Length | 2.6K | 2.2K | 16% higher | Norway |
| Low Reading Skills | 17.5% | 15.2% | 15% higher | Norway |
| Low Math Skills | 17.5% | 15.2% | 15% higher | Norway |
| Low Science Skills | 17.5% | 15.2% | 15% higher | Norway |
| Protected Land (%) | 17.8% | 15.5% | 15% higher | Norway |
| Safety at Night | 91.5% | 80.0% | 14% higher | Norway |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 4.9K | 4.3K | 14% higher | Norway |
| Researchers | 7.4K | 8.6K | 14% lower | Sweden |
| Exports (% GDP) | 47.5% | 54.3% | 13% lower | Sweden |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 4.98 | 4.41 | 13% higher | Norway |
| Self-Rated Health | 74.2% | 66.5% | 12% higher | Norway |
| Low Life Satisfaction | 5.8% | 6.6% | 12% lower | Sweden |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 38.53M | 43.96M | 12% lower | Sweden |
| Disposable Income (Per Capita) | $46.9K | $42.3K | 11% higher | Norway |
| Dependency Ratio | 53.785 | 60.598 | 11% lower | Sweden |
| Land Area | 364.3K | 407.3K | 11% lower | Sweden |
| Inflation Rate | 3.1% | 2.8% | 11% higher | Norway |
| Broadband Access (%) | 45.438 | 41 | 11% higher | Norway |
| Death Rate | 8.60 | 9.63 | 11% lower | Sweden |
| Chronic Pain | 27.0% | 24.5% | 10% higher | Norway |
| Time Dissatisfaction | 9.4% | 10.5% | 10% lower | Sweden |
| Inequality (Gini) | 26.5 | 29.3 | 10% lower | Sweden |
| Electricity Generation | 156.12 | 172.79 | 10% lower | Sweden |
| Relationship Inequality | 1.64 | 1.79 | 9% lower | Sweden |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.23 | 1.13 | 9% higher | Norway |
| Elderly Population (%) | 18.8% | 20.7% | 9% lower | Sweden |
| Home Internet Access | 98.6% | 91.0% | 8% higher | Norway |
| Social Time | 6.66 | 6.15 | 8% higher | Norway |
| Voter Turnout | 77.2% | 84.2% | 8% lower | Sweden |
| Road Deaths | 1.99 | 2.17 | 8% lower | Sweden |
| Water Withdrawal | 2.69 | 2.48 | 8% higher | Norway |
| Active Military Personnel | 27.0K | 25.0K | 8% higher | Norway |
| Income Gap (Rich vs Poor) | 3.97 | 4.29 | 7% lower | Sweden |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 6.06 | 5.64 | 7% higher | Norway |
| Job Satisfaction | 7.99 | 7.57 | 6% higher | Norway |
| Beer Consumption | 2.83 | 2.68 | 6% higher | Norway |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 61.4% | 57.9% | 6% higher | Norway |
| Urban Population (%) | 83.3% | 88.9% | 6% lower | Sweden |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 44.4% | 46.7% | 5% lower | Sweden |
| Suicide Rate | 13.19 | 13.84 | 5% lower | Sweden |
| Infant Mortality | 1.90 | 2.00 | 5% lower | Sweden |
| Fertility Rate | 1.58 | 1.66 | 5% lower | Sweden |
| Youth Population (%) | 16.2% | 17.0% | 5% lower | Sweden |
| Earnings Inequality | 2.30 | 2.21 | 4% higher | Norway |
| Child Mortality | 2.40 | 2.50 | 4% lower | Sweden |
| Internet Users (%) | 99.0% | 95.5% | 4% higher | Norway |
| Employment Rate (%) | 81.3% | 84.2% | 3% lower | Sweden |
| Math Skills | 468.45 | 481.77 | 3% lower | Sweden |
| Science Skills | 478.23 | 493.55 | 3% lower | Sweden |
| Air Pollution Exposure | 70.6% | 73.0% | 3% lower | Sweden |
| Reading Score Gap | 1.91 | 1.86 | 3% higher | Norway |
| Literacy Gap | 1.53 | 1.57 | 3% lower | Sweden |
| Happiness Inequality | 1.99 | 2.04 | 3% lower | Sweden |
| Reading Skills | 476.52 | 486.98 | 2% lower | Sweden |
| Social Support | 94.0% | 92.1% | 2% higher | Norway |
| Relationship Satisfaction | 8.51 | 8.32 | 2% higher | Norway |
| Life Satisfaction | 7.59 | 7.45 | 2% higher | Norway |
| Time Use Inequality | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2% lower | Sweden |
| Birth Rate | 10.35 | 10.56 | 2% lower | Sweden |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 27.1% | 27.6% | 2% lower | Sweden |
| Poverty Rate | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1% lower | Sweden |
| Financial Hardship | 9.8% | 9.9% | 1% lower | Sweden |
| Housing Affordability | 81.7% | 81.1% | 1% higher | Norway |
| Human Development Index | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1% higher | Norway |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 99.1% | 99.8% | 1% lower | Sweden |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 98.0% | 98.7% | 1% lower | Sweden |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 36.5% | 36.9% | 1% lower | Sweden |
| Gender Gap in Work | -23.681 | 8.32 | ranked lower | Sweden |
| Time Satisfaction | 7.46 | 7.43 | equal | Norway |
| Life Expectancy | 83.1 years | 83.4 years | equal | Sweden |
| Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs) | 0 | 21.248 | ranked lower | Sweden |
| Adult Numeracy | 286.607 | 285.209 | equal | Norway |
| Adult Literacy | 282.803 | 284.083 | equal | Sweden |
| Extreme Temperature Exposure | 0.0% | 0.0% | ranked higher | Norway |
| Math Score Gap | 1.71 | 1.71 | equal | Norway |
| Science Score Gap | 1.82 | 1.81 | equal | Norway |
| Numeracy Gap | 1.63 | 1.63 | equal | Sweden |
| Median Age | 41.0 years | 41.2 years | equal | Sweden |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | Norway |
| Life Expectancy | 83.1 years | 83.3 years | equal | Sweden |
| Life Expectancy | 83.3 years | 83.3 years | equal | Norway |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | -2.4 | ranked higher | Norway |