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Australia vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 54 of 113 metrics
Norway
nor
Leads on 48 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Norway: Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Norway (2.13); Norway leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (205,300) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Oil Exports (312,600) against Norway (2.18). Across 113 compared metrics, Australia wins on 54 and Norway wins on 48.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %99 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points92.31 points★
Radios25.5★4.03
Televisions10.15★2.03
Waterways2,000★1,577

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★571.37B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %6.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★2.89 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7994.3★
Electricity Consumption229.4★122.2
Electricity Exports015.53★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1193★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★4
Electricity Imports05.74★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★33.86
Electricity Production243★147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★206.96 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★26.9
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★21.4
Gross National Saving2134.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %2.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %3.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★4.05
Natural Gas Exports67.96120.2★
Natural Gas Imports5.78★5.66
Natural Gas Production105.2123.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★1.78
Oil Consumption960,800★221,300
Oil Exports312,600★2.18
Oil Imports731,400★118,200
Oil Production549,200★2.13
Oil Proved Reserves3.325.67★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people12.2 people★
Public Debt5836.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18205,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120432,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★135,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★371,600
Remittances0.10.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990.29★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.627.1★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %4 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-1.69M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6538.54★
Contiguous Zone12★10
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year96 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492★393

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.69 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★64.16
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★9,842.11 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★25,148 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land19,450★337

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %97.98 %★
Administrative Divisions612★
Independence17★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.748.5★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★4.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★8.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★3.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %1 %★
Mean Age at First Birth28.729.8★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %23.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0005,800★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★25,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %54.89 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.77
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★85.2 years
Median age of population38.51 years39.96 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★50,457.1 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★18.68 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBC-D★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★3.04
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★11.17 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2179.75★
Military Manpower at Military Age1720★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★65.7 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km4.98 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.57 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★0 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons44,022.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %70.63 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★43,052 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births2.05 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.094.9★
Airports2,257★146
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft76
Heliports392★113

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