Canada vs Norway: Rural population, per capita
Canada
0.1712 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.1643 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
167th
Norway rank
169th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.1712 units per person against 0.1643 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0069 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 167th and Norway ranks 169th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.276 units per person | 0.4454 units per person | 0.1694 units per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2425 units per person | 0.3163 units per person | 0.0738 units per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.2381 units per person | 0.2878 units per person | 0.0497 units per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.2255 units per person | 0.2625 units per person | 0.037 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2022 units per person | 0.2237 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1871 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1757 units per person | 0.1692 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 0.1712 units per person against 0.1643 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Canada and Norway?
- 0.0069 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 167th and Norway ranks 169th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.