Norway’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Türkiye’s

Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,668 m above Norway’s

Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 2.7% of Norway

Norway: 2.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 15 times as many people as Norway

Norway: 5.61 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 7.2 times as densely populated as Norway

Norway: 15 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Norway is 7 years older than in Türkiye

Norway: 39.5 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Türkiye and Norway are practically level

Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye

Norway: 19.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 26% more refugees per resident than Norway

Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Türkiye 0.5

Norway: 23.2 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Norway has 3 official languages, Türkiye 1

Norway: 3 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

Türkiye’s economy is 3 times the size of Norway’s

Norway: $531 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Norway produces 2.3 times as much per person as Türkiye

Norway: Int$104,044 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Norway (Gini 17.2 points higher)

Norway: 26.5 (2023) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Norway and Türkiye are practically level

Norway: 0.2% (2023) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 4.6% in Norway

Norway: 4.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Norway: 3.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Türkiye’s 18%

Norway: 24.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Türkiye’s

Norway: 91% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Norway spends 15 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Norway: $8,296 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway

Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Norway has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Türkiye

Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Norway has 8% more hospital beds per person than Türkiye

Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Norway is 3.1 times that in Türkiye

Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 21% in Norway

Norway: 20.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 13% in Norway

Norway: 12.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Norway rate their lives 1.94 points higher than in Türkiye

Norway: 7.24 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Adults in Norway drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Norway: 7 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Norway has 43% more meat per person than Türkiye

Norway: 70.4 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 417 kcal more food per person per day than Norway

Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Türkiye put in 335 more hours a year than in Norway

Norway: 1,412 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Norway went to school 4.1 years longer than in Türkiye

Norway: 13.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Norway welcomed 54% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Norway: 0.91 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 14 more World Heritage sites than Norway (22 against 8)

Norway: 8 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Türkiye 111

Norway: 616 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Norway: 99% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Norway is 11% faster than in Türkiye

Norway: 228 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Norway and Türkiye are practically level

Norway: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 84% in Norway

Norway: 84% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Norway has 109 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

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

Türkiye’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Norway’s

Norway: 3,885 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Norway: no data · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 33% of Norway, but only 29% of Türkiye

Norway: 33.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Norway emits 14% more CO₂ than someone in Türkiye

Norway: 6.7 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Norway: 99% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Türkiye carries 3.8 times as much fine dust as in Norway

Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 4.5 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Norway

Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Türkiye are 4 times as deadly as in Norway

Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Türkiye is on average 11.1 °C warmer than Norway

Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Norway gets 85% more rain than Türkiye

Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)