Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway

Norway: Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life was 94.0% in 1994. ▬ Flat

Latest (1994)
94.0%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
94.0%
in 1994
All-time low
90.3%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–1994

Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway, 1990–1994

0204060801001990199219941990: 90.3 %1991: 92.8 %1992: 92 %1993: 91.2 %1994: 94 %

Source: Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 1994, share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over five years.

Norway ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway, 1990 to 1994.
Year % Change
1990 90.3%
1991 92.8% +2.8%
1992 92.0% -0.8%
1993 91.2% -0.9%
1994 94.0% +3.1%

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 5 Luxembourg 95.3% compare
  2. 6 Finland 94.7%
  3. 7 Ireland 94.5% compare
  4. 9 Malta 93.5%
  5. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 93.1% compare
  6. 11 Belgium 91.5% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway?
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life in Norway was 94.0% in 1994, according to Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1994.
What is the lowest share of people who say they are satisfied with their life recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 1990.
How does Norway rank for share of people who say they are satisfied with their life?
Norway ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 1994.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of people who say they are satisfied with their life
Unit
%
Source
Eurobarometer (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 751 data points, 1973–2016
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