How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 3.4 times as long as Brazil’s.

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brazil’s highest peak towers 525 m above Norway’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 38 times as many people as Norway.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Brazil is 65% more densely populated than Norway.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 5.6 years older than in Brazil.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Brazil have 0.2 more children on average than in Norway.

Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Brazil 1.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Norway’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 4.4 times as much per person as Brazil.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Norway (Gini 23.8 points higher).

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.6% in Norway.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Brazil’s.

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 8.2 times as much on health per person as Brazil.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Brazil.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Brazil.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 49% more alcohol than in Norway.

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 49% more meat per person than Norway.

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 52 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 582 more hours a year than in Norway.

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 4.7 years longer than in Brazil.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Norway and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 84% in Norway.

Brazil: 88% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 7.7 times as long as Norway’s.

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 34% of Norway.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Norway.

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Brazil are 10 times as deadly as in Norway.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 23.7 °C warmer than Norway.

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 32% more rain than Norway.

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)