Country comparison Japan vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart1.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q47,532Kchart20,556K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,714,582Mchart€470,898M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,027,598Mchart$532,105M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,983chart€83,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,443chart$95,1152025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€933,113Mchart€114,999M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20239,347,769chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202310,110,360chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023240.46%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€75,093chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$81,219chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-87,884chart58,9642024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-95,053chart63,8222024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.26%chart13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,522,830.7chart221,049.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,647,063.2chart239,260.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,970.9chart31,913.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022138,002.4chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.52%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024335,021.7chart37,248.52024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023383,823.0chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.30%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,941.7chart9,679.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202455,234.4chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.25%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202339.17%chart49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€12,233chart€39,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$13,231chart$42,7682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,047chart€5,8482022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,104chart$5,9162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,706chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,086chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€411chart€1,7372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$445chart$1,8112024Defence 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 [+]January 20262.7%chart4.6%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.3%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,630Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,180.2
NMW [+]2025€1,139.0
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 [+]03/06/2026182.5700chart11.172503/06/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/2026157.4000chart9.652303/05/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/06/20262.18%chart4.36%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/06/2026-69chart15003/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/20269.60%chart14.26%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20261.5%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.3%chart4.6%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/19/20240%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201939ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2018-1.1%chart6.4%January 2026IPI 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) [+]202333.7%chart40.6%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€151,645.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$717,260.9Mchart$171,356.7M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202317.06%chart32.20%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€726,714.4Mchart€93,455.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$785,796.3Mchart$105,603.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.69%chart19.85%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-63,382.4Mchart€58,190.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-68,299.6Mchart$65,753.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.63%chart12.36%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20158ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024328chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202417ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,578.5chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.64%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20236.00‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,137.7chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.00‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.452024Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024123,890,000chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
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 [+]202384.04chart83.202024Life 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 [+]2024858,563chart128,7742024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024907,015chart155,0192024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202674,694chart5,73202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202633,803,572chart1,550,56202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/2023103,455,224chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026602.91chart1,024.6102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/2023433,356,600chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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