Norway is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas California is a state of the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Norway and California regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Norway bigger than California?
The total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km, and the total area of California is 423,970 sq km. Norway is smaller than California by 38,763 sq km. Norway is around 1.10 times smaller than California.
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 km2 )
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Norway as of 26th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,517.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of California as of 2019, was estimated to be around 39.51 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Norway and California.
The capital of Norway is Oslo, and the capital city of California is Sacramento.
Official Languages
Norway: Norwegian, Sami
California: English
Demonym(s)
Norway: Norwegian
California: Californian
ISO 3166 Code
Norway: NO
California: US-CA
Human Development Index
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
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