EUROPE · NOR

Norway geopolitical profile

National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Norway. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

1Partner31Cooperative161Mixed1Adversarial

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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$530.8B2025 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$583.8B2025 · World Bank

GDP per capita$94.6K2025 · World Bank

GNI per capita$97.3K2025 · World Bank

GDP growth1.1%2025 · World Bank

Inflation3.1%2025 · World Bank

Unemployment4.6%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population5.6M2025 · World Bank

Population density15.2/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area624.5K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy83.2 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness79.1%2025 · World Bank

Military expenditure2.1%2024 · World Bank

2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES

Current-year economic outlook

IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.

GDP$599.4BESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

GDP per capita$105.9KESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

Real GDP growth1.5%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

Inflation3.3%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

Unemployment4.2%ESTIMATE 2026 · latest actual 2025

IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25

GDP per capita$94.6K

2015 $77.2K → 2025 $94.6K

GDP growth1.1%

2015 2% → 2025 1.1%

Inflation3.1%

2015 2.2% → 2025 3.1%

Population5.6M

2015 5.2M → 2025 5.6M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+6194 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries+6194 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger32Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse1Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

United States+37

NOR → USA · Partner Most difficult reviewed direction

NOR → RUS · Adversarial

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Norway

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

United StatesNOR → USA+37Partner85%Broad sourced evidence BelgiumNOR → BEL+30Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence DenmarkNOR → DNK+30Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence BulgariaNOR → BGR+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence CroatiaNOR → HRV+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence CzechiaNOR → CZE+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence EstoniaNOR → EST+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence FinlandNOR → FIN+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence GreeceNOR → GRC+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence IcelandNOR → ISL+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence LatviaNOR → LVA+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence LithuaniaNOR → LTU+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence LuxembourgNOR → LUX+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence PortugalNOR → PRT+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence RomaniaNOR → ROU+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence SlovakiaNOR → SVK+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence SloveniaNOR → SVN+26Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence AlbaniaNOR → ALB+24Cooperative74%Documented bilateral evidence CanadaNOR → CAN+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence FranceNOR → FRA+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence GermanyNOR → DEU+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence HungaryNOR → HUN+24Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidence ItalyNOR → ITA+24Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidence MontenegroNOR → MNE+24Cooperative74%Documented bilateral evidence NetherlandsNOR → NLD+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence North MacedoniaNOR → MKD+24Cooperative74%Documented bilateral evidence PolandNOR → POL+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence SpainNOR → ESP+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence SwedenNOR → SWE+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence TürkiyeNOR → TUR+24Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence United KingdomNOR → GBR+22Cooperative62%Documented bilateral evidence ChinaNOR → CHN+11Cooperative65%Documented bilateral evidence AustriaNOR → AUT+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence CyprusNOR → CYP+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence IrelandNOR → IRL+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence LiechtensteinNOR → LIE+7Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence MaltaNOR → MLT+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SwitzerlandNOR → CHE+7Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence JapanNOR → JPN+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AndorraNOR → AND+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AustraliaNOR → AUS+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Bosnia and HerzegovinaNOR → BIH+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GeorgiaNOR → GEO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MexicoNOR → MEX+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence MoldovaNOR → MDA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MonacoNOR → MCO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only New ZealandNOR → NZL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only San MarinoNOR → SMR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South AfricaNOR → ZAF+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence South KoreaNOR → KOR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only UkraineNOR → UKR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only HaitiNOR → HTI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence São Tomé and PríncipeNOR → STP+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence SeychellesNOR → SYC+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence AfghanistanNOR → AFG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AlgeriaNOR → DZA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only AngolaNOR → AGO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Antigua and BarbudaNOR → ATG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ArmeniaNOR → ARM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only AzerbaijanNOR → AZE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BahamasNOR → BHS+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BahrainNOR → BHR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BangladeshNOR → BGD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BarbadosNOR → BRB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BelizeNOR → BLZ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BeninNOR → BEN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BhutanNOR → BTN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BoliviaNOR → BOL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BotswanaNOR → BWA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BrazilNOR → BRA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BruneiNOR → BRN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Burkina FasoNOR → BFA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CambodiaNOR → KHM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Cape VerdeNOR → CPV+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Central African RepublicNOR → CAF+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ChadNOR → TCD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ChileNOR → CHL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ColombiaNOR → COL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ComorosNOR → COM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Costa RicaNOR → CRI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only DjiboutiNOR → DJI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only DominicaNOR → DMA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Dominican RepublicNOR → DOM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only DR CongoNOR → COD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EcuadorNOR → ECU+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EgyptNOR → EGY+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only El SalvadorNOR → SLV+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Equatorial GuineaNOR → GNQ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EritreaNOR → ERI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EswatiniNOR → SWZ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaNOR → ETH+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only FijiNOR → FJI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GabonNOR → GAB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GambiaNOR → GMB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GhanaNOR → GHA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GrenadaNOR → GRD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GuatemalaNOR → GTM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GuineaNOR → GIN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Guinea-BissauNOR → GNB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only GuyanaNOR → GUY+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only HondurasNOR → HND+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IndiaNOR → IND+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaNOR → IDN+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IraqNOR → IRQ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IsraelNOR → ISR+2Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence Ivory CoastNOR → CIV+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only JamaicaNOR → JAM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only JordanNOR → JOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KazakhstanNOR → KAZ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KenyaNOR → KEN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KiribatiNOR → KIR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KuwaitNOR → KWT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only KyrgyzstanNOR → KGZ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LaosNOR → LAO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LebanonNOR → LBN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LesothoNOR → LSO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LiberiaNOR → LBR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only LibyaNOR → LBY+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MalawiNOR → MWI+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MalaysiaNOR → MYS+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MaldivesNOR → MDV+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Marshall IslandsNOR → MHL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MauritaniaNOR → MRT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MauritiusNOR → MUS+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MicronesiaNOR → FSM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MongoliaNOR → MNG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MoroccoNOR → MAR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MozambiqueNOR → MOZ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MyanmarNOR → MMR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NamibiaNOR → NAM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NauruNOR → NRU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidence NepalNOR → NPL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NigerNOR → NER+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NigeriaNOR → NGA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only OmanNOR → OMN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PakistanNOR → PAK+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PalauNOR → PLW+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PalestineNOR → PSE+2Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence PanamaNOR → PAN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Papua New GuineaNOR → PNG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PeruNOR → PER+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesNOR → PHL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only QatarNOR → QAT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Republic of the CongoNOR → COG+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RwandaNOR → RWA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saint Kitts and NevisNOR → KNA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saint LuciaNOR → LCA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SamoaNOR → WSM+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Saudi ArabiaNOR → SAU+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SenegalNOR → SEN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SerbiaNOR → SRB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Sierra LeoneNOR → SLE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SingaporeNOR → SGP+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Solomon IslandsNOR → SLB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SomaliaNOR → SOM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only South SudanNOR → SSD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Sri LankaNOR → LKA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SurinameNOR → SUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TajikistanNOR → TJK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TanzaniaNOR → TZA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ThailandNOR → THA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Timor-LesteNOR → TLS+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TogoNOR → TGO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TongaNOR → TON+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Trinidad and TobagoNOR → TTO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TunisiaNOR → TUN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TurkmenistanNOR → TKM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only TuvaluNOR → TUV+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UgandaNOR → UGA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only United Arab EmiratesNOR → ARE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only UruguayNOR → URY+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only UzbekistanNOR → UZB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VanuatuNOR → VUT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Vatican CityNOR → VAT+2Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidence VietnamNOR → VNM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only YemenNOR → YEM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ZambiaNOR → ZMB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ZimbabweNOR → ZWE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only ArgentinaNOR → ARG0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BelarusNOR → BLR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only BurundiNOR → BDI0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CameroonNOR → CMR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only CubaNOR → CUB0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only IranNOR → IRN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MadagascarNOR → MDG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only MaliNOR → MLI0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only NicaraguaNOR → NIC0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only North KoreaNOR → PRK0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ParaguayNOR → PRY0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNOR → VCT0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SudanNOR → SDN0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only SyriaNOR → SYR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only VenezuelaNOR → VEN0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators only RussiaNOR → RUS-39Adversarial89%Broad sourced evidence

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.