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0 pointsmagicalhippo10mo ago0 comments

Where did you get that $1 billion figure from? From what I can see[1][2], it's more like $4.6 billion? In that case it would be more like $920/person/year.

[1]: https://www.fpol.no/det-norske-statsbudsjettet-2025-gir-en-n...

[2]: https://nifu.brage.unit.no/nifu-xmlui/handle/11250/3166076 (second page, first section)

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foxglacier10mo ago

I've lost it now, some site said 10 billion NOKs. Maybe it's classified in different ways. Either way, Norway is spending more on science than typical countries. Surprising if it's more per capita than the US though.

magicalhippoOP10mo ago

> Maybe it's classified in different ways.

This was my leading thought as well.

> Surprising if it's more per capita than the US though.

Well we do have these pipes in the ocean that spew money... Our oil fund is currently contributing 25% of the national budget, despite being below the somewhat stringent self-imposed spending rule[1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_budgetary_rule

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