Norway vs Turkmenistan: Population density

Norway
15.15 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Turkmenistan
15.67 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Norway rank
200th
Turkmenistan rank
198th

Population density over time

  • Norway
  • Turkmenistan
051015196119922023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 15.67 people per sq. km of land area against 15.15 people per sq. km of land area in Norway, a difference of 0.52 people per sq. km of land area.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 200th and Turkmenistan ranks 198th of 216 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 11.97 people per sq. km of land area 8.99 people per sq. km of land area 2.98 people per sq. km of land area Norway
2000s 12.67 people per sq. km of land area 10.66 people per sq. km of land area 2.01 people per sq. km of land area Norway
2010s 14.09 people per sq. km of land area 13.11 people per sq. km of land area 0.9751 people per sq. km of land area Norway
2020s 14.94 people per sq. km of land area 15.23 people per sq. km of land area 0.2976 people per sq. km of land area Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Norway or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 15.67 people per sq. km of land area against 15.15 people per sq. km of land area in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Norway and Turkmenistan?
0.52 people per sq. km of land area, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Turkmenistan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Norway and Turkmenistan rank globally for population density?
Norway ranks 200th and Turkmenistan ranks 198th 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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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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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.