Finland vs Norway: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Finland
0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
163rd
Norway rank
165th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
00.0020.0040.006196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 165th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
1970s 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
1980s 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
1990s 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
2010s 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Finland or Norway?
Finland, at 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Finland and Norway?
0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 163rd and Norway ranks 165th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.