How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 43 times as long as Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Norway’s highest peak towers 1,409 m above Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Bangladesh has 31 times as many people as Norway.

Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Bangladesh is 88 times as densely populated as Norway.

Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 14 years older than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Bangladesh have 0.7 more children on average than in Norway.

Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.

Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Bangladesh 1.

Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 16% larger than Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 10 times as much per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Bangladesh than in Norway (Gini 4.4 points higher).

Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.

Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 155 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Bangladesh is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 6.9 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.92 points higher than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 2,388 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 16 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 888 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Bangladesh put in 971 more hours a year than in Norway.

Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 6.3 years longer than in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 466 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).

Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Norway have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.

Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 35% longer than Bangladesh’s.

Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 14% of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Bangladesh carries 9.7 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Norway.

Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Bangladesh are 12 times as deadly as in Norway.

Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Bangladesh is on average 24.2 °C warmer than Norway.

Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Bangladesh gets 66% more rain than Norway.

Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)