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  • First off the suicide rate in the Nordic countries (with the very notable exception of Greenland) is actually lower than the states. It’s just higher than other parts of western Europe.

    Second, Norway has a larger proportion of the population in active service than the states. Much larger when you include reservists. Also there is national service here so in a pinch a large proportion of the population can be called up.

    You have to consider that Norway has a. Population of 5.5m so you should ask how Norway stacks up against Atlanta (met area).

    As for the equipment I have no idea what we spend it on. But the navy seems pretty well equipped and the air force uses f35s so I guess it’s mostly up to date. Also Norway isn’t the easiest place to invade geographically. None of the roads are really good enough to drive tanks on. And the whole country is connected by bridges and tunnels which are easily collapsed if necessary.

    Also there is very tight cooperation between Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. So you really can’t look at any one of those countries in isolation.