Norway vs Qatar

Norway
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Oslo
Population
5.6M
GDP
$500.9B
Qatar
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Capital: Doha
Population
2.9M
GDP
$216.3B

POP 1.9x GDP 2.3x LE 0.6 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Norway vs Qatar

Forest Area100%Renewable Energy Consump…100%Freshwater Withdrawal99.8%Unemployment Rate96.8%Foreign Direct Investment96.2%Population Density93.4%Population Ages 65+91.1%CO2 Emissions Per Capita84.8%
MID pair: Forest Area is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Qatar, 93% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
Population Density 15.2 231.2 2023
Population Ages 65+ 18.8% 1.7% 2024
Population 5.6M 2.9M 2024
Urban Population 83.3% 99.3% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Unemployment Rate (Qatar, 97% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
Unemployment Rate 4.0% 0.1% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $12.1B $460.2M 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 3.1% 1.3% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $500.9B $216.3B 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Norway, 75% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 1 4 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.4% 2.5% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 2.0 4.8 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 2.5 5.9 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Norway, 55% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 95.5% 43.0% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.4% 3.2% 2022

4 closer education rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Norway, 100% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
Forest Area 33.5% 0.0% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 61.4% 0.0% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 0.7% 446.4% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 7.2 47.3 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Qatar, 29% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
Mobile Subscriptions 109.3 153.6 2024
Access to Sanitation 77.9% 99.9% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Norway, 66% spread)

Indicator Norway Qatar Year
Intentional Homicides 0.7 0.1 2023
Male Labor Participation 69.3% 95.8% 2024
GINI Index 26.5 35.1 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.2% 0.0% 2023

2 closer social rows sit on the Norway and Qatar profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Norway vs Qatar comparison

Norway (HIC) and Qatar (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 95% larger; GDP is 2.3x larger. Open with Forest Area (~100%) before the 7-topic tables (41 rows). Europe & Central Asia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Norway vs Qatar figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.