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2026 HPI index for Norway
Rank Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
20th 83.6 years 7.2/10 4.41 gha 57.6
HPI Data over time for Norway
Year Rank Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
2025 20th 83.6 years 7.2/10 4.41 gha 57.6
2024 19th 83.5 years 7.2/10 4.46 gha 57.4
2023 10th 83.3 years 7.2/10 4.38 gha 57.8
2022 6th 82.6 years 7.3/10 4.25 gha 58.2
2021 2nd 83.2 years 7.4/10 4.06 gha 60.1
2020 10th 83.2 years 7.3/10 4.61 gha 57
2019 25th 83 years 7.4/10 5.21 gha 54.9
2018 15th 82.8 years 7.4/10 4.93 gha 56.1
2017 15th 82.6 years 7.6/10 5.14 gha 55.9
2016 9th 82.4 years 7.6/10 4.79 gha 57.5
2015 11th 82.3 years 7.6/10 5.04 gha 56.3
2014 27th 82.1 years 7.4/10 5.52 gha 53.3
2013 16th 81.7 years 7.6/10 5.43 gha 54.1
2012 11th 81.4 years 7.7/10 5.23 gha 55.4
2011 12th 81.2 years 7.7/10 5.3 gha 55.1
2010 32nd 81 years 7.7/10 6.26 gha 50.9
2009 21st 80.9 years 7.6/10 5.47 gha 54.1
2008 18th 80.7 years 7.6/10 6.01 gha 51.7
2007 22nd 80.5 years 7.5/10 6.12 gha 50.7
2006 19th 80.4 years 7.4/10 6.01 gha 50.6
HPI Data in 2026 by Income groups Norway
Decile Price range Life expectancy Wellbeing Ecological footprint HPI score
1 Less than $16,735 USD
(Less than 188,563 kroner)		 75.8 years 6.7/10 3.3 gha 58.4
2 $16,735 to $49,368 USD
(188,563 to 556,262 kroner)		 79.6 years 7.1/10 5.2 gha 60.3
3 $49,368 to $58,271 USD
(556,262 to 656,582 kroner)		 81.3 years 7.5/10 6.7 gha 60.4
4 $58,271 to $67,712 USD
(656,582 to 762,957 kroner)		 82.4 years 7.4/10 7.8 gha 57.7
5 $67,712 to $76,653 USD
(762,957 to 863,704 kroner)		 83.1 years 7.5/10 9 gha 55.8
6 $76,653 to $87,108 USD
(863,704 to 981,518 kroner)		 84 years 7.3/10 10.3 gha 52.5
7 $87,108 to $98,584 USD
(981,518 to 1,110,821 kroner)		 84.6 years 7.9/10 11.7 gha 53.7
8 $98,584 to $116,254 USD
(1,110,821 to 1,309,917 kroner)		 85.5 years 7.5/10 13.5 gha 48.8
9 $116,254 to $152,179 USD
(1,309,917 to 1,714,720 kroner)		 86.2 years 7.6/10 16.4 gha 45
10 Over $152,179 USD
(Over 1,714,720 kroner)		 87 years 7.8/10 31.9 gha 30.9

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