Norway vs World: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Norway
1.71 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
World
1.08 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
6th
World rank
7th
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- World
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.63 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and World ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and World in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.34 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2862 sq. km per square kilometre | World |
| 1970s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.34 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2862 sq. km per square kilometre | World |
| 1980s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.34 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2863 sq. km per square kilometre | World |
| 1990s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.15 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0944 sq. km per square kilometre | World |
| 2000s | 1.05 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.1 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0436 sq. km per square kilometre | World |
| 2010s | 1.51 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4312 sq. km per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6316 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 World?
- Norway, at 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.08 sq. km per square kilometre in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Norway and World?
- 0.63 sq. km per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and World rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 6th and World ranks 7th 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.