Country comparison Norway vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart0.8%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q420,556Kchart10,938K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€470,898Mchart€2,979,085M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$532,105Mchart$3,366,316M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€83,950chart€43,3502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$95,115chart$48,8702025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€114,999Mchart€753,457M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202231,913.7chart141,308.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248.5chart284,491.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,679.2chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,848chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,916chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,737chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaAa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAAA+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAAA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.6%chart7.7%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q44.2%chart8.1%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4127Kchart2,554K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$2,142.02026NMW [+]
€1,823.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085chart$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675chart€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]03/13/202611.1590
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20269.7238chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20264.31%chart3.67%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/13/2026133chart6903/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/202616.77%chart-2.37%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20253.0%chart0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%chart-2.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20266.4%chart2.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€604,295.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$682,842.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202532.20%chart20.28%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€696,392.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$786,909.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202519.85%chart23.38%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€-92,096.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$-104,067.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202512.36%chart-3.09%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.0%chart2.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰chart1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.45chart1.612024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰chart3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart83.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.94chart12.992023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024128,774chart409,6822024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024155,019chart537,2272024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20265,732chart168,19902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,550,562chart39,058,06802/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,024.61chart2,441.8202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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