Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway fits inside India 5.3 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Norway’s coastline is 3.6 times as long as India’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,117 m above Norway’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 2.7% of Norway
India: 59.9% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 261 times as many people as Norway
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 32 times as densely populated as Norway
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 14.0 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 11.3 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 11 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Norway
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Norway hosts 136 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
India and Norway are practically level
India: 3 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 7.5 times the size of Norway’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 8.9 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Norway than in India (Gini 3.5 points higher)
India: 23 (2023) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Norway
India: 2.6% (2023) · Norway: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Norway and India are practically level
India: 4.2% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%
India: 2.3% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 4× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 98 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 11 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway
India: 23.3 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 India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Norway has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 32% higher than in Norway
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 13% in Norway
India: 22.6% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 2.71 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 33% more alcohol than in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 8.7 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 807 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 971 more hours a year than in Norway
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 6.2 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Norway welcomed 135 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 37 more World Heritage sites than Norway (45 against 8)
India: 45 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 2.5 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Norway and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 18 times as long as Norway’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
India: 0.12 (2023) · Norway: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Norway emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 6.6 times as much fine dust as in Norway
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Norway
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 8.8 times as deadly as in Norway
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 22.9 °C warmer than Norway
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India and Norway are nearly identical here
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Norway?
India is larger. Norway fits inside India 5.3 times.
Which has more people, India or Norway?
India has 261 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Norway?
People in Norway live 11 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in India or Norway?
Men in Norway are 14.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
