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

Norway
0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
165th
Saudi Arabia rank
164th

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

  • Norway
  • Saudi Arabia
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0025 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 Norway and Saudi Arabia?
0 1000 No per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 164th 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.