Norway vs Russia
Norway vs Russia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 99% in Norway and 94.4% in Russia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Norway, by 4.6 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Russia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Norway ranked 7 and Russia ranked 32 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Norway | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 99 | 94.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 99 | 92.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 99 | 90.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 99 | 88.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 94.6 | 85 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 98 | 82.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 96.5 | 80.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 96.4 | 76 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 97.3 | 73.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 96.8 | 70.1 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 96.3 | 70.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 95.1 | 68 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 94.7 | 66 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 93.5 | 58 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 93.4 | 49 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 92.1 | 42.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 90.6 | 32 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 86.9 | 24.7 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 82.6 | 18 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 82 | 15.2 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 77.7 | 12.9 | – |
| 2003 | 78.1 | 8.3 | – |
| 2002 | 72.8 | 4.1 | – |
| 2001 | 64 | 2.9 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | 2 | – |
| 1999 | 40 | 1 | – |
| 1998 | 22.6 | 0.8 | – |
| 1997 | 20.4 | 0.5 | – |
| 1996 | 18.3 | 0.3 | – |
| 1995 | 6.4 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 2.2 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1.4 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0.7 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Norway vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyNorway: 83.3 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorway: 98.8% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionNorway: 3.77% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorway: 5.52 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorway: 1.11% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorway: 83.6% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageNorway: 39.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorway: 18.5% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorway: $16.1B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personNorway: $3,040 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorway: 25,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerNorway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorway: 407 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorway: 415 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025