What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Norway and United Kingdom?

0.0025 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Norway vs United Kingdom: Rural population, per capita

Norway

0.1643 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.1668 units per person

in 2025

Norway rank

168th

United Kingdom rank

167th

Rural population, per capita over time

Norway
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.1668 units per person against 0.1643 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0025 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 168th and United Kingdom ranks 167th of 216 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4454 units per person	0.2228 units per person	0.2226 units per person	Norway
1970s	0.3163 units per person	0.2246 units per person	0.0917 units per person	Norway
1980s	0.2878 units per person	0.2159 units per person	0.0719 units per person	Norway
1990s	0.2625 units per person	0.2132 units per person	0.0493 units per person	Norway
2000s	0.2237 units per person	0.1962 units per person	0.0275 units per person	Norway
2010s	0.1917 units per person	0.1823 units per person	0.0095 units per person	Norway
2020s	0.1692 units per person	0.1688 units per person	0.0003 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 United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.1668 units per person against 0.1643 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Norway and United Kingdom?: 0.0025 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Norway ranks 168th and United Kingdom ranks 167th 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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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.