Norway vs Russia: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Norway
- Russia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 15.3 people per sq. km of land area against 8.77 people per sq. km of land area in Russia, a difference of 6.53 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times Russia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 200th and Russia ranks 203rd of 216 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.97 people per sq. km of land area | 9.04 people per sq. km of land area | 2.93 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.67 people per sq. km of land area | 8.8 people per sq. km of land area | 3.87 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 2010s | 14.09 people per sq. km of land area | 8.81 people per sq. km of land area | 5.27 people per sq. km of land area | Norway |
| 2020s | 15.01 people per sq. km of land area | 8.81 people per sq. km of land area | 6.2 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, Norway or Russia?
- Norway, at 15.3 people per sq. km of land area against 8.77 people per sq. km of land area in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Norway and Russia?
- 6.53 people per sq. km of land area, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Russia rank globally for population density?
- Norway ranks 200th and Russia ranks 203rd 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.