Norway vs United States: Mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$
Norway
74.06 international-$ in 2017 prices
in 2019
United States
82.01 international-$ in 2017 prices
in 2022
Norway rank
4th
United States rank
2nd
Mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$ over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 82.01 international-$ in 2017 prices against 74.06 international-$ in 2017 prices in Norway, a difference of 7.95 international-$ in 2017 prices.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 119 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.44 international-$ in 2017 prices | 53.06 international-$ in 2017 prices | 24.61 international-$ in 2017 prices | United States |
| 1980s | 37.94 international-$ in 2017 prices | 56.84 international-$ in 2017 prices | 18.9 international-$ in 2017 prices | United States |
| 1990s | 40.55 international-$ in 2017 prices | 59.83 international-$ in 2017 prices | 19.29 international-$ in 2017 prices | United States |
| 2000s | 57.28 international-$ in 2017 prices | 70.07 international-$ in 2017 prices | 12.79 international-$ in 2017 prices | United States |
| 2010s | 70.56 international-$ in 2017 prices | 73.75 international-$ in 2017 prices | 3.19 international-$ in 2017 prices | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$, Norway or United States?
- United States, at 82.01 international-$ in 2017 prices against 74.06 international-$ in 2017 prices in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$ between Norway and United States?
- 7.95 international-$ in 2017 prices, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Norway ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The mean is the average income or consumption of the population.