How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 19 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.

Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Sri Lanka’s highest peak towers 55 m above Norway’s.

Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sri Lanka has 3.9 times as many people as Norway.

Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 23 times as densely populated as Norway.

Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 6.7 years older than in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sri Lanka have 0.5 more children on average than in Norway.

Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Norway: 23.2 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Sri Lanka 2.

Norway: 3 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.

Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 6.1 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.

Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Norway (Gini 11.2 points higher).

Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Sri Lanka 1.4%.

Norway: 2.1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 3.1× Sri Lanka’s.

Norway: 91% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 62 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.

Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sri Lanka is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.

Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 13% in Norway.

Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 3.23 points higher than in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 6.1 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.

Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 800 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.

Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sri Lanka put in 641 more hours a year than in Norway.

Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 2.3 years longer than in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 28 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).

Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 99% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Norway and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Norway: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 84% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Norway: 109 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.

Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Norway: no data · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 34% of Norway.

Norway: 33.5% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 7.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.

Norway: 99% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sri Lanka carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.6 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Norway.

Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sri Lanka are 7.7 times as deadly as in Norway.

Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 25.2 °C warmer than Norway.

Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sri Lanka gets 46% more rain than Norway.

Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)