Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Norway
0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
159th
Saudi Arabia rank
156th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia'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 159th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0013 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. — urban population, per square kilometre, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0014 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. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 159th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.