General information
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southern Europe | Northern Europe |
| Area: | 505,935 km² | 385,203 km² |
| Official language: | Spanish | Norwegian |
| Government form: | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Independent since: | 1492 n.Chr. | 1905 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Madrid | Oslo |
Population
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 47,352,000 | 5,379,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 93.6 | 14.0 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 81 years | Ø 81 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 86 years | Ø 85 years |
| Average age: | Ø 41.4 years | Ø 39.0 years |
| Birthrate: | 7.60 ‰ | 10.20 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 8.80 ‰ | 7.60 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 1.39 ‰ | 3.95 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 71 | 91 |
| Civil rights: | 75 | 100 |
| Health: | 89 | 91 |
| Climate: | 73 | 15 |
| Cost of Living: | 40 | 1 |
| Popularity: | 63 | 37 |
Economy
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | Norwegian Krone (1 NOK =100 Øre) |
| Unemployment rate: | 15.7 % | 4.6 % |
| Inflation rate: | -0.32 % | 1.29 % |
| Cost of Living: | 88.30 % | 124.90 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 47.00 % | 36.20 % |
| Average income: | 30,360 US$ | 78,250 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 62 (moderate) | 84 (good) |
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | NOR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 1,281,199 M US$ | 27.06 M US$ | 362,009 M US$ | 67.29 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,430,767 M US$ | 30.22 M US$ | 420,967 M US$ | 78.25 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 392,852 M US$ | 8.30 M US$ | 146,712 M US$ | 27.27 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 373,670 M US$ | 7.89 M US$ | 140,143 M US$ | 26.05 M US$ |
| Gross debt: | 1,188,859 M € | 25.11 M € | 103,302 M € | 19.20 M € |
| Budget surplus: | -35,637 M € | -0.75 M € | 20,065 M € | 3.73 M € |
Infrastructure
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | NOR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 683,175 km | 14.43 km | 94,902 km | 17.64 km |
| Railways: | 15,333 km | 0.32 km | 4,200 km | 0.78 km |
| Waterways: | 1,000 km | 0.02 km | 1,577 km | 0.29 km |
| Harbours: | 119 | 0.003 | 1,576 | 0.293 |
| Airports: | 135 | 0.003 | 95 | 0.018 |
Energy balance
| ESP: total | per 1000 inh. | NOR: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 239.50 bn kWh | 5.06 m kWh | 122.20 bn kWh | 22.72 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 258.60 bn kWh | 5.46 m kWh | 147.70 bn kWh | 27.46 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 14.18 bn kWh | 299,462.11 kWh | 15.53 bn kWh | 2.89 m kWh |
| Energy imports: | 21.85 bn kWh | 461,441.96 kWh | 5.74 bn kWh | 1.07 m kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 258.34 m t | 5,455.79 t | 37.35 m t | 6,943.06 t |
Telecommunication
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +34 | +47 |
| Internet domain: | .es | .no |
| ESP total | ESP per 1000 inh. | NOR total | NOR per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 19,816,900 | 419 | 563,250 | 105 |
| Mobile phones: | 55,267,600 | 1167 | 5,720,890 | 1063 |
| Internet server: | 4,228,000 | 89 | 3,588,000 | 667 |
| Internet users: | 42,707,444 | 902 | 5,240,938 | 974 |
Healthcare system
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 3.00 | 3.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 4.07 | 4.63 |
| Diabetes: | 6.9 % | 5.3 % |
| HIV: | 0.12 % | 0.04 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.1 % | 0.0 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 45.0 % | 84.0 % |
| Smokers: | 27.9 % | 13.0 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Spain and Norway| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 21.1 °C | 9.1 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 11.2 °C | 2.1 °C |
| Water temperature: | 16.7 °C | 8.8 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 68 % | 78 % |
| Rain days: | 5.9 | 11.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 7.0 | 4.1 |
Native languages
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian: | n/a | 96.6 % |
| Spanish: | 74.0 % | n/a |
| Catalan: | 17.0 % | n/a |
| Galecian: | 7.0 % | n/a |
| Basque: | 2.0 % | n/a |
| English: | n/a | 0.5 % |
| Danish: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Swedish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 2.2 % |
Religions
| Spain | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 94.0 % | 87.8 % |
| Islam: | n/a | 2.3 % |
| other: | 6.0 % | 9.9 % |