Norway vs Portugal: Insurance indicators — Penetration

Norway
5.89 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Portugal
4.66 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Norway rank
19th
Portugal rank
20th

Insurance indicators — Penetration over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
2468198320032024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 5.89 Percentage of GDP against 4.66 Percentage of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 1.23 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 20th of 52 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 4.34 Percentage of GDP 2.17 Percentage of GDP 2.17 Percentage of GDP Norway
1990s 3.95 Percentage of GDP 3.99 Percentage of GDP 0.0394 Percentage of GDP Portugal
2000s 5.13 Percentage of GDP 7.04 Percentage of GDP 1.91 Percentage of GDP Portugal
2010s 5.11 Percentage of GDP 6.47 Percentage of GDP 1.36 Percentage of GDP Portugal
2020s 5.44 Percentage of GDP 4.71 Percentage of GDP 0.7336 Percentage of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insurance indicators — penetration, Norway or Portugal?
Norway, at 5.89 Percentage of GDP against 4.66 Percentage of GDP in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in insurance indicators — penetration between Norway and Portugal?
1.23 Percentage of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for insurance indicators — penetration?
Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 20th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Insurance indicators — Penetration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Insurance indicators — Penetration
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 1,565 data points, 1983–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset includes key indicators on the insurance industry, such as insurance penetration (gross written premiums as a percentage of GDP), insurance density (gross written premiums in USD per capita), the share of life and non-life insurance in the total insurance business (life and non-life gross written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums), the retention ratio (net written premiums as a percentage of gross premiums) and the reinsurance share (reinsurance accepted as a percentage of gross premiums). This dataset also shows the domestic market share of foreign-controlled undertakings and branches/agencies in each reporting jurisdiction, and the geographical distribution of premiums written within the OECD.