2022 | StartupBlink View the Global Startup Map p. 130 24 | Norway Norway is definitely one of the stars of the Index 2022, recording a jump of 7 spots to 24th globally, which represents the biggest increase among the global top 30. Norway is still the lowest ranked Scandinavian country, but is closing the gap on Denmark at 18th. Among European countries, it ranks 15th and still has a way to go to become a major regional hub. Norway has significant growth in its Quality score with 4 new unicorns in the country. It ranks 17th worldwide for Business score, showing that Norway offers a good entrepreneurial climate to founders. However, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland rank 1st, 3rd, and 4th for Business score, showing that Norway still has a long way to go before closing the gap with these countries. Norway's climb up the Index can be attributed to excellent results in three of four cities that were already ranked in 2021, Oslo, Stavenger and Bergen, as well as to the growing diversity of the country's startup scene. Norway is closing the gap on other Scandinavian countries. National Rank and Change City Global Rank and Change Total Score Overperforming Industry 1 Oslo 72 9.398 Ecommerce & Retail 2 Stavanger 198 4.247 Hardware & IoT 3 Bergen 332 1.651 4 Trondheim 373 1.381 5 Halden 738 0.327 6 Kristiansand 791 0.279 7 Steinkjer 810 0.263 8 Fredrikstad 825 0.251 +27 +178 +119 −6 new new new new − +1 +1 −2 new new new new For more information about the rankings of cities, view the country dashboard on Startupblink.com. 32 42 2020 2021 2022 Regional Rank Startup Ecosystem Ranking Global Rank
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