Norway vs Singapore

Norway and Singapore compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Norway and Singapore have about the same number of people: 5.6 million and 6.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Singapore ($98,814) is 4% higher than in Norway ($94,594) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Singapore (5%) than in Norway (1.1%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Norway (3%) than in Singapore (0.9%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Norway (4.6%) than in Singapore (2.8%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Norway (83.2 years) and Singapore (83.3 years) in 2024.
• The population of Norway is older: half of its people are over 39.5 years, against 35.1 years in Singapore in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Norway (99%) than in Singapore (94.4%), a difference of 4.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Singapore (9.8 tonnes) are 36% higher than in Norway (7.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Norway (33.2%) than in Singapore (21.8%), a difference of 11.4 percentage points in 2024.