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Israel vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 169 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Israel
isr
Leads on 61 of 169 metrics
Norway
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Leads on 97 of 169 metrics

Summary

Israel has 70% more people than Norway (9.65 million vs 5.67 million). Israel's economy is 6% larger than Norway's ($608.3 billion vs $571.37 billion GDP).

Comparing Israel and Norway: Israel leads on Oil Exports (86,010) against Norway (2.18); Israel leads on Oil Production (4,029) against Norway (2.13); Norway leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (393) against Israel (1.78). Across 169 compared metrics, Israel wins on 61 and Norway wins on 97.

  • Communications: 8 metrics compared
  • Economy: 66 metrics compared
  • Environment: 10 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 24 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 2 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 38 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

8 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)88.18 %99 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.04 %99 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed29.18 Mbps45.16 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score51.06 points92.31 pointsā˜…
Radios3.074.03ā˜…
Televisions1.692.03ā˜…
Waterwaysnone1,577

Economy

66 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country7.20B $9.52B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars608.30B $ā˜…571.37B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.43 %24.14 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume67.63M tonnesā˜…38.70M tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate89.27 %98.56 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.1 %6.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.5 %ā˜…2.89 %
Corporate Tax Rate Trends23 %23 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.5 % of GDP10.1 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index94.194.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption55122.2ā˜…
Electricity Exports5.215.53ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels95ā˜…3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants093ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables5ā˜…4
Electricity Imports05.74ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity17.5933.86ā˜…
Electricity Production63.09147.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)112.44 USD per capita206.96 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate72.69 %77.98 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient37.9ā˜…26.9
Gross Fixed Investment19.521.4ā˜…
Gross National Saving23.634.3ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage65.8 %ā˜…43.08 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries48,196.63 USD95,173.43 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.2 %2.4 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate3.04 %ā˜…3.06 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)8 % of GDPā˜…3.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10ā˜…4.05
Natural Gas Exports0120.2ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports509.7ā˜…5.66
Natural Gas Production9.83123.9ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves176ā˜…1.78
Number of AI Patents Filed27 patentsā˜…6 patents
Oil Consumption238,000ā˜…221,300
Oil Exports86,010ā˜…2.18
Oil Imports282,200ā˜…118,200
Oil Production4,029ā˜…2.13
Oil Proved Reserves1.945.67ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line22 people12.2 peopleā˜…
Public Debt59.636.5ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)6.35 %ā˜…1.85 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.9 USD2.1 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends-1.81 %ā˜…-18.88 %
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption242,200ā˜…205,300
Refined Petroleum Products Exports111,700432,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports98,860135,300ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production294,300371,600ā˜…
Remittances0.2ā˜…0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources00.05ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding6.35 USDā˜…1.85 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.720.17ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)23.24 %ā˜…24.54 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)23.24 % of GDP24.54 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues22.127.1ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries153.66B USD229.67B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)4.29 %ā˜…-1.47 %
Total Number of Billionaires42ā˜…17
Tourism Contribution to GDP1.07 %2.5 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)1.07 %2.5 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate3.2 %ā˜…4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.49 %ā˜…65.61 %
Youth Unemployment Rate6.03 %ā˜…13.42 %

Environment

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.74Mā˜…-1.69M
Average Annual Temperature21.32 Ā°Cā˜…2.5 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions64.438.54ā˜…
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;200
Global Precipitation Distribution154.13 mm1,296.1 mmā˜…
Population Distributionpopulation concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated, with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqabamost 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation28.53 sq kmā˜…11.67 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.23 Cubic meters per year96 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources1.78393ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species16 species8 speciesā˜…

Geography

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.07 %ā˜…0.69 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)7.6964.16ā˜…
Agricultural land3,913.4 sq. km9,842.11 sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km21,640364,270ā˜…
Coastline Length (km)273 km25,148 kmā˜…
Irrigated Land1,927ā˜…337

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country76.29 %97.98 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions612ā˜…
Corruption Perception Index64 indexā˜…81 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score64 index81 indexā˜…
Independence14ā˜…7
LGBT Rights Index Score6.8310.88ā˜…
Prison Population Rate234 per 100,00065 per 100,000ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception64ā˜…81
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

24 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.46 %ā˜…99.06 %
Average BMI for Adults27.6 kg/mĀ²ā˜…27.3 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate98 %ā˜…96 %
Dentist Density9 per 10,000 peopleā˜…8.8 per 10,000 people
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)25.048.5ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.1ā˜…4.8
Female Life Expectancy Leaders83.2 yearsā˜…83.16 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.28 per 1,000 births0.2 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita4,912.64 USD11,787.04 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score85 score89 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.9 % of GDP8.1 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy83.2 yearsā˜…83.16 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.1 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density3.1 people/sq km3.4 people/sq kmā˜…
Low Birth Weight Prevalence8.98 %4.44 %ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %1 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth27.729.8ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density5.9 per 1,000 people16.51 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.1 %23.1 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending20.49 %13.69 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,0005,800ā˜…
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)4.62 %7.96 %ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors3.84.98ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

2 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)7.81 %3.28 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)178,000ā˜…25,000

People and Society

38 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)48.6 %54.89 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.770.77ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth84.84 years85.2 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.29 years39.96 yearsā˜…
Population Change119,748.8 personsā˜…50,457.1 persons
Population density446.84 per sq. km18.68 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population9.65M personsā˜…5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.840.85ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAC-Dā˜…
Birth Rate (%)18.89 %ā˜…10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNANA
Crude Birth Rate18.6 per 1,000 peopleā˜…9.7 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)4.89 %ā˜…8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDPā˜…5.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.23M personsā˜…1.27M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)66.46 %115.42 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate29.18 %45.16 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth105.37 male/female105.71 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.770.84ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate4.71ā˜…3.04
Learning-adjusted years of school11.19 yearsā˜…11.17 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 daysā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population4.42 peopleā˜…1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)176.86179.75ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1820ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Old-Age Dependency Ratio20.66 %ā˜…28.5 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization93.9 %ā˜…65.7 %
Physician Density3.8 people/sq km4.98 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate1.59 %ā˜…0.57 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio12.079.01ā˜…
Total deaths53,774.5 persons44,022.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)44.57 %70.63 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate2.66 per womanā˜…1.35 per woman
Total net-migration4,734.6 persons43,052 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate3.8 per live births2.05 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.24 %ā˜…0.98 %
Voting Age Population73.65 millionsā˜…69.33 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.474.9ā˜…
Airports40146ā˜…
Civil Air Travel3276ā˜…
Heliports13113ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita2.47B USD8.95B USDā˜…

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡± IsraelšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Current Bank Rate4 %4.25 %ā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Israel vs Norway

Which has a larger population, Israel or Norway?ā–¾

Israel. Israel has 70% more people than Norway (9.65 million vs 5.67 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Israel or Norway?ā–¾

Israel. Israel's economy is 6% larger than Norway's ($608.3 billion vs $571.37 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Israel or Norway?ā–¾

Norway is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $100,780 in Norway vs $63,053 in Israel (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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