Norway vs Sweden: Rural population, per square kilometre
Norway
2.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
2.94 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
187th
Sweden rank
184th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.94 units per square kilometre against 2.57 units per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.37 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 units per square kilometre | 4.35 units per square kilometre | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.45 units per square kilometre | 3.53 units per square kilometre | 0.082 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.12 units per square kilometre | 3.49 units per square kilometre | 0.3631 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.83 units per square kilometre | 3.47 units per square kilometre | 0.6337 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.7 units per square kilometre | 3.25 units per square kilometre | 0.5575 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 3 units per square kilometre | 0.4499 units per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.94 units per square kilometre against 2.57 units per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.37 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 184th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.