Norway vs Sweden: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Norway
21.7%
in 2016
Sweden
21.7%
in 2016
Norway rank
21st
Sweden rank
20th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 21.7% against 21.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 122 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 22.4% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 23.7% | 4.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 23.0% | 2.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 21.7% against 21.7% in Norway as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.