Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Rural population, per capita
Norway
0.1643 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.1539 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
170th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1643 units per person against 0.1539 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0104 units per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Norway ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4454 units per person | 0.6139 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.3163 units per person | 0.4262 units per person | 0.1099 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.2878 units per person | 0.2803 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.2625 units per person | 0.2136 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2237 units per person | 0.1911 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1917 units per person | 0.1713 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1692 units per person | 0.1579 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
- Norway, at 0.1643 units per person against 0.1539 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0104 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Norway ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 216 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.