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Norway rankings 2026: where Norway places in 192 global Top 10s

Norway is #1 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 41 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Norway across Top10Earth: 192 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share, where it is measured at 97 % (Electric car sales share) as of 2026-11-02. Norway holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 41 rankings.

Where Norway is number one

Norway leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

Norway is inside the top 10 of 40 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 28 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Norway by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Norway holds 46 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share (97 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest electricity use per person (23.7k kWh per person), #7 of 50 in Countries generating the most hydropower (145.15 TWh) and #7 of 45 in Countries with the most electric cars on the road (1,060 thousand cars). 42 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Norway holds 46 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest median daily income (63.19 international-$ per day (2011 prices)), #4 of 50 in Countries by net errors and omissions (21.5k BoP, current US$ million), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP (51.45 % of GDP) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest income per person (97.3k US$). 42 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Norway holds 33 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest happiness scores (7.24 score (0-10)), #6 of 41 in Countries with the highest share of births outside marriage (61.18 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the largest aquaculture production (1,667.25 thousand metric tons) and #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education (98.91 %). 29 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Norway holds 27 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people (16.51 per 1,000 people), #4 of 50 in Countries spending the most on health per person (8,296.36 US$), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest opioid use death rates (4.35 per 100,000 people) and #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest drug-related death rates (5.62 per 100,000 people). 23 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Norway holds 23 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest tomato yields (377.5 tonnes per hectare), #8 of 50 in Countries producing the most farmed fish (1,667.25 thousand metric tons), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest rapeseed yields (3.25 tonnes per hectare) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the largest total fisheries production (3,996.53 thousand metric tons). 19 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Norway holds 10 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the most researchers per million people (7,450.59 per million people), #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest pre-primary school enrolment (97.2 %), #20 of 50 in Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP (1.85 % of GDP) and #24 of 50 in Countries with the highest primary school completion rates (99.78 %). 6 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Norway holds 4 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (99 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (99 % of population), #14 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (45.16 per 100 people) and #41 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (49.46 % of service imports, BoP).

Travel

In travel, Norway holds 3 positions: #28 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (254.05 thousand), #45 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (12.28 million) and #45 of 50 in Countries with the most rail travel (0 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Norway moved in 177 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Norway ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Norway's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest cancer death rate (91.29 deaths per 100,000 people), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person (0.69 tonnes per person) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children (96 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Norway

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Norway's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Norway

What is Norway's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share, with 97 % (Electric car sales share) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Norway?

192 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.

Is Norway in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 41 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share, #2 in Countries with the most nurses and midwives per 1,000 people and #3 in Countries with the highest electricity use per person.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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