An Allied victory in Norway would have mattered more than Crete

Would an Allied victory in Norway or Crete have mattered more?

Norway matters more because Allied control there would have caused Germany broader difficulties in the Atlantic.

Norway and Crete were campaigns in which Allied ground organization failed to capitalize on naval effort. Of the two, victory in Norway is judged more valuable. Allied control there would have created a wider set of problems for Germany in the Atlantic than holding Crete alone. Norway's maritime geography affected access, basing, and the northern flank of the naval war.