Gabon vs Norway: Population density
Population density over time
- Gabon
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 15.15 people per sq. km of land area against 9.64 people per sq. km of land area in Gabon, a difference of 5.51 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Gabon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 202nd and Norway ranks 200th of 216 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 people per sq. km of land area | 10.2 people per sq. km of land area | 8.07 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.55 people per sq. km of land area | 10.91 people per sq. km of land area | 8.36 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.29 people per sq. km of land area | 11.37 people per sq. km of land area | 8.07 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.31 people per sq. km of land area | 11.9 people per sq. km of land area | 7.59 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.64 people per sq. km of land area | 12.67 people per sq. km of land area | 7.03 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 2010s | 7.77 people per sq. km of land area | 14.09 people per sq. km of land area | 6.32 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 2020s | 9.33 people per sq. km of land area | 14.94 people per sq. km of land area | 5.61 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gabon or Norway?
- Norway, at 15.15 people per sq. km of land area against 9.64 people per sq. km of land area in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Gabon and Norway?
- 5.51 people per sq. km of land area, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Norway rank globally for population density?
- Gabon ranks 202nd and Norway ranks 200th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.