Australia vs Norway: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Australia
2.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
2.98 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
112th
Norway rank
110th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
0.511.522.53196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.98 units per square kilometre against 2.13 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.85 units per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 112th and Norway ranks 110th of 121 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8396 units per square kilometre 1.67 units per square kilometre 0.8319 units per square kilometre Norway
1970s 1.11 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre 0.6506 units per square kilometre Norway
1980s 1.26 units per square kilometre 1.81 units per square kilometre 0.5499 units per square kilometre Norway
1990s 1.42 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 0.5599 units per square kilometre Norway
2000s 1.55 units per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre 0.6939 units per square kilometre Norway
2010s 1.85 units per square kilometre 2.63 units per square kilometre 0.7815 units per square kilometre Norway
2020s 2.08 units per square kilometre 2.92 units per square kilometre 0.838 units per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Australia or Norway?
Norway, at 2.98 units per square kilometre against 2.13 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Australia and Norway?
0.85 units per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Australia ranks 112th and Norway ranks 110th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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.