Norway vs Sweden
Norway vs Sweden: Internet users
Internet users: 99% in Norway in 2024 and 95.8% in Sweden in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Norway, by 3.5 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Sweden.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2024, Norway ranked 7 and Sweden ranked 25 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Norway | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 95.8 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 99 | 95.5 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 99 | 95.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 99 | 95 | 67 |
| 2021 | 99 | 94.7 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 94.6 | 94.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 98 | 94.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 96.5 | 89.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 96.4 | 93 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 97.3 | 89.7 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 96.8 | 90.6 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 96.3 | 92.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 94.7 | 93.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 93.5 | 92.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 93.4 | 90 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 92.1 | 91 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 90.6 | 90 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 86.9 | 82 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 82.6 | 87.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 82 | 84.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 77.7 | 83.9 | – |
| 2003 | 78.1 | 79.1 | – |
| 2002 | 72.8 | 70.6 | – |
| 2001 | 64 | 51.8 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | 45.7 | – |
| 1999 | 40 | 41.4 | – |
| 1998 | 22.6 | 33.5 | – |
| 1997 | 20.4 | 23.7 | – |
| 1996 | 18.3 | 9 | – |
| 1995 | 6.4 | 5.1 | – |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 3.4 | – |
| 1993 | 2.8 | 1.7 | – |
| 1992 | 2.2 | 1.5 | – |
| 1991 | 1.4 | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0.7 | 0.6 | – |
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 Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyNorway: 83.3 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorway: 98.8% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionNorway: 3.77% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorway: 5.52 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorway: 1.11% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorway: 83.6% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageNorway: 39.5 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorway: 18.5% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorway: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorway: $16.1B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personNorway: $3,040 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorway: 25,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorway: 407 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorway: 415 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025