Norway vs OECD members: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Norway
1.71 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
OECD members
1.23 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
6th
OECD members rank
3rd
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- OECD members
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.48 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD members ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1678 sq. km per square kilometre | OECD members |
| 1970s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1678 sq. km per square kilometre | OECD members |
| 1980s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1679 sq. km per square kilometre | OECD members |
| 1990s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1597 sq. km per square kilometre | OECD members |
| 2000s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.1572 sq. km per square kilometre | OECD members |
| 2010s | 1.51 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2921 sq. km per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.483 sq. km per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Norway or OECD members?
- Norway, at 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Norway and OECD members?
- 0.48 sq. km per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and OECD members rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), 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
Surface area (sq. km) 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.