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Norway vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Norway
nor
Leads on 64 of 122 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 50 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Norway and Thailand: Norway leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (371,600) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Oil Production (406,800) against Norway (2.13); Norway leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (205,300) against Thailand (1.33). Across 122 compared metrics, Norway wins on 64 and Thailand wins on 50.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)99 %★90.87 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99 %★89.54 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 99% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score92.31 points★56.72 points
Radios4.0313.96★
Televisions2.0315.19★
Waterways1,5774,000★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country9.52B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars571.37B $★533.67B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.14 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume38.70M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6.25 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.89 %4.42 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.3★84.6
Electricity Consumption122.2187.7★
Electricity Exports15.53★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants93★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables416★
Electricity Imports5.7419.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity33.8644.89★
Electricity Production147.7181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)206.96 USD per capita★80.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient26.933.5★
Gross Fixed Investment21.428.8★
Gross National Saving34.3★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.4 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption4.0552.64★
Natural Gas Exports120.2★0
Natural Gas Imports5.6614.41★
Natural Gas Production123.9★38.59
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.78193.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption221,300988,000★
Oil Exports2.18269,100★
Oil Imports118,200807,100★
Oil Production2.13406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves5.67435★
Population Below Poverty Line12.2 people5.4 people★
Public Debt36.5★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.1 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption205,300★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports432,800★278,300
Refined Petroleum Products Imports135,300★134,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production371,600★1.33
Remittances0.11.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.050.34★
Robotics Research Funding1.85 USD★0.94 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.20★
Taxes and Other Revenues27.1★15.4
Top Exporting Countries229.67B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate4 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate65.61 %★66.68 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-1.69M★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions38.54★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 populatedhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation11.67 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country96 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources393438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.69 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)64.16142.5★
Agricultural land9,842.11 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)25,148 km★3,219 km
Dam capacity per capita5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land33764,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country97.98 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions1276★
Independence7123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.5★19.78
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.810.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita11,787.04 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.4 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)1 %★34 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.8★23.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS5,800★500,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA7.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)25,000455,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)54.89 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.63
Life expectancy at birth85.2 years★80.78 years
Median age of population39.96 years41.03 years★
Population Change50,457.1 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density18.68 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population5.67M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.38
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsC-D★AA
Birth Rate (%)10.35 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)8.6 %8.08 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.5 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.27M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.0440.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.17 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother185.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.09 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.75★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization65.7 %★62.64 %
Physician Density4.98 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.57 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums0 %2 %★
Total deaths44,022.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.63 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate1.35 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration43,052 persons★36,266.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.05 per live births★10.25 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.9★1.01
Airports146★105
Civil Air Travel76★41
Heliports113★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇳🇴 Norway🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate4.25 %★1.5 %

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