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Norway vs Serbia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Norway
nor
Leads on 63 of 106 metrics
Serbia
srb
Leads on 36 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Norway and Serbia: Serbia leads on Oil Production (14,310) against Norway (2.13); Serbia leads on Oil Exports (4,815) against Norway (2.18); Serbia leads on Remittances (7.10) against Norway (0.10). Across 106 compared metrics, Norway wins on 63 and Serbia wins on 36.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99 %★85.36 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 99% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score92.31 points★53.55 points
Waterways1,577★587

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.52B $★5.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars571.37B $★105.51B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.25 %★3.5 %
Coal Revenue00.25★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.89 %8.2 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★8.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.396.6★
Electricity Consumption122.2★29.81
Electricity Exports15.53★6.43
Electricity from Fossil Fuels365★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants93★35
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports5.74★5.07
Electricity Installed Capacity33.86★7.34
Electricity Production147.7★36.54
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)206.96 USD per capita★91.88 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient26.932.8★
Gross Fixed Investment21.4★18.4
Gross National Saving34.3★15.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %2.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.05★2.72
Natural Gas Exports120.2★0
Natural Gas Imports5.66★2.01
Natural Gas Production123.9509.7★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.7848.14★
Oil Consumption221,300★88,000
Oil Exports2.184,815★
Oil Imports118,200★78,600
Oil Production2.1314,310★
Oil Proved Reserves5.6777.5★
Population Below Poverty Line12.2 people★20 people
Public Debt36.5★73.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.1 USD3.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption205,300★74,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports432,800★15,750
Refined Petroleum Products Imports135,300★18,720
Refined Petroleum Products Production371,600★74,350
Remittances0.17.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.050.38★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.29★2.04
Taxes and Other Revenues27.1★23.9
Unemployment Rate4 %★7.4 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-1.69M★-887,880
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.54★44.78
Population Distributionmost 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 populateda fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Water Resources393★162.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.69 %2.74 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)64.16156.99★
Agricultural land9,842.11 sq. km34,930 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)25,148 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant★345.63 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land337550★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country97.98 %★51.23 %
Administrative Divisions12117★
Independence7★5
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.5★21.24
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.810.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density3.4 people/sq km5.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)1 %★11 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★28.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %21.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS5,8003,300★
Underweight Children Under 5NA1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)25,00032,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.89 %★51.54 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.75
Life expectancy at birth85.2 years★81.99 years
Median age of population39.96 years44.56 years★
Population Change50,457.1 persons★-34,673.3 persons
Population density18.68 per sq. km★86.8 per sq. km
Total population5.67M persons6.64M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.6
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC-D★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)10.35 %★8.72 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA62.3 %
Death Rate (%)8.6 %★14.66 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.27M persons1.42M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.043.23★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.17 years11.35 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother185.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.09 people1.41 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.75180.57★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.7 %65.92 %★
Physician Density4.98 people/sq km★3.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.57 %★-0.6 %
Population living in slums0 %1.3 %★
Total deaths44,022.3 persons★77,453.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.63 %★53.17 %
Total fertility rate1.35 per woman1.49 per woman★
Total net-migration43,052 persons★-14,087.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.05 per live births★4.33 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇷🇸 SerbiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.9★0.39
Airports146★46
Heliports113★11

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