Germany vs Norway: Rural population, per capita
Germany
0.1786 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.1643 units per person
in 2025
Germany rank
166th
Norway rank
169th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.1786 units per person against 0.1643 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0143 units per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 166th and Norway ranks 169th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2214 units per person | 0.4454 units per person | 0.224 units per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.202 units per person | 0.3163 units per person | 0.1143 units per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.2003 units per person | 0.2878 units per person | 0.0875 units per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.1996 units per person | 0.2625 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1983 units per person | 0.2237 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1929 units per person | 0.1917 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1817 units per person | 0.1692 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 0.1786 units per person against 0.1643 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Germany and Norway?
- 0.0143 units per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Germany ranks 166th 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.