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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

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

How many official languages?

India and Norway are practically level.

India: 3 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

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 1 points higher).

India: 25.5 (2022) · Norway: 26.5 (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?

India and Norway are practically level.

India: 2.3% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 4× India’s.

India: 23% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 70% in India.

India: 70% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2024)

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

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 25% of India.

India: 24.5% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

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)

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 9.7 times as deadly as in Norway.

India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

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)