2042 FS Social conditions/relations

Social conditions/relations Norway is known to be a wealthy and happy nation, with a high standard of living. The Norwegian population is slightly more than 5 million people. It is one of the countries with the highest GDP per capita in the world, indeed in 2018 Norway is ranking nr. 5 in the world. Norway's biggest export is crude oil and petroleum products. The current average salary in Norway is around 28 000 NOK after tax, but you have to keep in mind that the cost of living is also quite high. The unemployment rate is a bit below 4%, as of August 2018 and poverty is quite low. The average life expectancy in Norway is above 80 years old for men and women. Norway has a universal health care system, but you can also visit private clinics. Also, schools and universities are for free, usually you just pay an administrative fee. Of course you also have private schools and universities. The financial support you can get as a student is quite high. You also have regulations for financial support when retiring, sick, pregnant or unemployed. Even though Norway is one of the countries with most equality between men and women, there is still quite a gap in reference to salary, full-time and part-time work as well as which they are employed in. In 2016 70% of the people employed in the public sector were female, but only about 36% in the private sector. About 35% of leader positions are filled by women. Norway also ranks very high when it comes to transparency and absence of corruption. Immigration makes up about 14% of the population, many from Poland, Lithuania, Somalia and Sweden as well, and most of these come to Norway to work. Oslo county has the largest amount of immigrants, more than 33% of the county's population are immigrants. In 2018 Norway was taken over by Finland as the happiest country in the world.