Statement:
Norway has a smaller population than Japan

In the Total population rating Norway holds position #115 2022 out of 205 and Japan is #11 out of 205 2022.

Referencies:

  1. Total population 2022 by Unicef
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Persons (Thousands)' in descending order.
    Japan 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 123,951.69
    Norway 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 5,434.32