Norway vs Switzerland

Norway and Switzerland 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.

• Switzerland has about 1.6 times as many people as Norway: 9.1 million against 5.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Switzerland ($114,769) is 21% higher than in Norway ($94,594) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Switzerland (1.3%) than in Norway (1.1%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Norway (3%) than in Switzerland (0.2%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Switzerland (4.9%) than in Norway (4.6%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Switzerland can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Norway: 84.4 years against 83.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Switzerland is older: half of its people are over 42.3 years, against 39.5 years in Norway in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Norway (99% in 2024) than in Switzerland (97.3% in 2025), a difference of 1.7 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Norway (7.2 tonnes) are 95% higher than in Switzerland (3.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Norway (33.2%) than in Switzerland (32%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2024.