Finland vs Norway
Finland vs Norway: National power
National power in 2022: 0.14% of world capability in Finland and 0.14% of world capability in Norway, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Finland, by 0 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Norway.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Finland has been higher since 2022.
- In 2022, Finland ranked 78 and Norway ranked 79 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| 2021 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 2020 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| 2018 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| 2016 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| 2015 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| 2013 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| 2010 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| 2008 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| 2007 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| 2003 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| 2002 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.17 |
| 2000 | 0.21 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1998 | 0.23 | 0.18 |
| 1997 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| 1991 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| 1990 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| 1989 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| 1988 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| 1987 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1986 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1984 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1983 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1982 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1981 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1980 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| 1979 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1978 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1977 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| 1976 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1975 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1974 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| 1973 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| 1972 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| 1971 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 1970 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 1969 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 1968 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| 1967 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| 1966 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| 1965 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 1964 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 1963 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| 1962 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 1961 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 1960 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 1959 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 1958 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1957 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 1956 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1955 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1954 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 1953 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 1952 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 1951 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| 1950 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| 1949 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1948 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| 1947 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| 1946 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| 1945 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1944 | 0.23 | – |
| 1943 | 0.26 | – |
| 1942 | 0.12 | – |
| 1941 | 0.13 | – |
| 1940 | 0.34 | 0.13 |
| 1939 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| 1938 | 0.19 | 0.13 |
| 1937 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| 1936 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| 1935 | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| 1934 | 0.2 | 0.14 |
| 1933 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 1932 | 0.2 | 0.15 |
| 1931 | 0.21 | 0.14 |
| 1930 | 0.2 | 0.14 |
| 1929 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| 1928 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| 1927 | 0.21 | 0.16 |
| 1926 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| 1925 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| 1924 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| 1923 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| 1922 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| 1921 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| 1920 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| 1919 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 1918 | 0.1 | 0.11 |
| 1917 | 0.09 | 0.1 |
| 1916 | – | 0.12 |
| 1915 | – | 0.13 |
| 1914 | – | 0.14 |
| 1913 | – | 0.15 |
| 1912 | – | 0.16 |
| 1911 | – | 0.31 |
| 1910 | – | 0.31 |
| 1909 | – | 0.32 |
| 1908 | – | 0.36 |
| 1907 | – | 0.32 |
| 1906 | – | 0.29 |
| 1905 | – | 0.31 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Finland vs Norway
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Norway: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Norway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Norway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Norway: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Norway: 3.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Norway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Norway: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Norway: 1.11% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Norway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Norway: 83.6% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Norway: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Norway: 18.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Norway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Norway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Norway: $16.1B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Norway: $3,040 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Norway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Norway: 25,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Norway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Norway: 407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Norway: 415 million TIV in 2025