Country comparison Japan vs Norway

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q17,827Kchart21,238K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,720,897Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,026,211Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€30,034chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,498chart$86,6112024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€974,309Mchart€117,875M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,768chart197,4162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,359chart213,5212023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023239.97%chart44.21%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€35,5692023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$38,4712023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-88,077chart59,1282024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,262chart63,9992024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,523,023.6chart220,375.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,271.9chart238,529.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021147,317.9chart22,528.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021174,354.5chart23,673.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20217.43%chart10.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023370,788,470,471.7chart35,701,432,935.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022418,164.3chart40,405.52022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202223.42%chart17.75%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202346,591.5chart7,177.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202350,392.4chart7,762.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.82%chart4.00%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.10%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,235chart€39,7062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,233chart$42,9772024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,174chart€4,1282022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,389chart$4,3242022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,996chart€6,5042023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$3,345chart$7,4482022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€374chart€1,3002023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$405chart$1,4032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2023A1Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/16/2015A+AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/02/2020AAAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202373chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20196ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202430.2chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202484ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202413ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]May 20252.5%chart4.6%May 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart4.1%2025Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart124K2025Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$1,296.7
NMW [+]2024€1,168.9
Average Wage [+]2024$35,850chart$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€33,122chart€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201717ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Japanese yen [+]07/08/2025171.7000chart11.829507/08/2025Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]07/08/2025145.9800chart10.125807/07/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]07/09/20251.50%chart3.90%07/09/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]07/09/2025-113chart12707/09/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]07/09/2025-0.17%chart14.65%07/08/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]May 20253.4%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%May 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]May 20253.2%chart3.2%May 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart4.25%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart-0.4%May 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20233,992,727chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202338.39chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20238,997,440
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020609.48chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202234.4%chart40.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202010.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202256.1%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201931,882,049chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€663,332.0Mchart€155,122.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$167,901.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.03%chart34.71%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€90,951.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$98,444.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.66%chart20.35%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€64,170.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$69,457.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart14.36%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.2%May 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023329chart92023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart9.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart7.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023124,482,000chart5,550,2172023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,770,996chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020808,825chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.920chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024118ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202384.04chart83.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202120,291chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202116.20chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023285chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.23chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.54chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144.1chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023902,769chart127,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023944,559chart152,1062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202474,694chart5,73208/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202433,803,572chart1,512,64708/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/2023103,380,343chart4,054,72611/13/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024600.04chart1,032.7508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/07/2023383,747,738chart12,145,56011/13/2022Doses administered [+]
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