France vs Norway: Perceived health status
Perceived health status over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age against 10.2 Percentage of population in the same age in France, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of population in the same age.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Norway ranks 5th of 28 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.43 Percentage of population in the same age | 8.05 Percentage of population in the same age | 1.38 Percentage of population in the same age | France |
| 2010s | 8.47 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age | 0.87 Percentage of population in the same age | France |
| 2020s | 9.77 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.47 Percentage of population in the same age | 0.3 Percentage of population in the same age | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher perceived health status, France or Norway?
- Norway, at 10.3 Percentage of population in the same age against 10.2 Percentage of population in the same age in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in perceived health status between France and Norway?
- 0.1 Percentage of population in the same age, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for perceived health status?
- France ranks 6th and Norway ranks 5th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Perceived health status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.