International Rankings of Norway 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	3,588,000	29	2012
Internet users	4,431,000	53	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	1,465,000	66	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	5,732,000	102	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$225,000,000,000	21	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$292,800,000,000	17	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	13.10	4	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	6.25	31	31 Dec 2010 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	3.70	139	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	$67,400,000,000	6	2013 est.
Debt - external	$720,600,000,000	21	31 Dec 2012 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	25.0	109	2008
Exports	$154,200,000,000	33	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	39.90	88	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	21.60	24	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	40.50	147	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-27.10	29	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	21.70	71	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	3.40	17	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	1.20	136	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	42.30	30	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	56.50	108	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$515,800,000,000	23	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$55,400	9	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$282,200,000,000	48	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	1.60	62	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	38.20	13	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	21.00	108	2008
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	3.90	9	2008
Imports	$90,140,000,000	36	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	-3.00	83	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	1.90	73	2013 est.
Labor force	2,707,000	109	2014 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	2.20	120	2012
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	20.20	58	2012
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	77.60	18	2012
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 219,200,000,000	28	31 Dec 2011
Public debt (% of GPD)	30.10	110	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$51,860,000,000	38	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 312,900,000,000	30	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$264,300,000,000	20	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$274,500,000,000	21	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$706,400,000,000	21	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 146,300,000,000	27	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	56.8	6	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	3.60	114	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	45,870,000	67	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	1,602,000	9	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	11,320	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	1,902,000	14	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	5,366,000,000	24	1 Jan 2010 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	120,900,000,000	28	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	22,170,000,000	8	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	2.0	142	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	91.7	11	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	1.9	59	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	4,168,000,000	39	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	30,180,000	28	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	125,200,000,000	29	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	23,485.80	3	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	5,506,000,000	56	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	107,300,000,000	3	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	76	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	114,700,000,000	8	2012 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	2,070,000,000,000	17	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	255,200	51	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	349,600	20	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	100,000	51	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	307,700	41	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	25,148	14	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	2469	99	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	622.4	48	2006
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	2.94	77	2006
Irrigated land (sq km)	1,149	91	2007
Land Area - sq km	304,282.00	69	NA
Land boundaries - km	2,542	73	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	2.52	167	2011
Land use - other (%)	97.46	29	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.01	173	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	16.92	196	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	323,802.00	68	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	382.00	29	2011
Water Area - sq km	19,520	31	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	1,051,210	114	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	1,079,043	123	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	865,697	121	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	888,761	121	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	30,777	122	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	32,290	121	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.40	58	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	456,128	125	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	480,176	125	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	18.20	128	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	329,021	124	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	347,873	124	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	13.10	82	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	1,021,370	120	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	1,080,339	116	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	40.80	65	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	298,134	94	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	305,094	89	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	11.70	31	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	453,748	75	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	375,909	73	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	16.80	25	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	12.09	160	2014 est.
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	88.40	1	2005
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	8.19	86	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	24.70	24	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	4.10	112	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	53.20	84	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	28.50	129	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	0	132	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	0	124	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0	95	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	6.90	15	2010
Health expenditures	9.10	27	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.10	42	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	100	67	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	4,000	120	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	3.30	42	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	2.15	211	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	2.79	212	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	2.48	216	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	83.69	21	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	79.63	11	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	81.60	15	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	100.00	1	2011
Literacy - male (%)	100.00	1	2011
Literacy - total (%)	100.00	1	NA
Maternal mortality rate	7.00	98	2010
Median age - female (years)	39.90	39	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	38.20	36	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	39.10	36	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	28.50	11	2012 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	7.96	18	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	21.50	66	2008
Physicians density	3.70	20	2011
Population	5,147,792	121	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	1.19	82	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	0	154	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	0	147	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	0	138	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	18	4	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	17	3	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	18	3	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	12	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	17	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.06	19	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	17	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.78	34	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.06	10	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.98	24	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.86	109	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	7	104	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	10	77	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	9	93	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	1.03	118	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	79.4	40	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	95	57	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	67	34	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	28	74	2013
Heliports	1.00	24	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	585	19	2010
Pipelines (km)	13,189	27	2013
Railways (km)	4,237	39	2012
Roadways (km)	93,870	51	2013
Waterways (km)	1,577	47	2010

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