Prosperity gap in Norway
Norway: Prosperity gap was 0.5522 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, prosperity gap in Norway stood at 0.5522.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Norway peaked at 1.2 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4936, in 2014.
Norway ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8736 | 0.8736 | 0.8736 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9688 | 0.9663 | 0.9713 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6735 | 0.5269 | 0.8158 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5519 | 0.4936 | 0.6311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6119 | 0.5522 | 0.6629 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.27 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.74 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.84 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.11 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.43 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Norway?
- Prosperity gap in Norway was 0.5522 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1979.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4936 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for prosperity gap?
- Norway ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.