Greenland vs Norway: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Greenland
0.2861
in 2025
Norway
0.2915
in 2025
Greenland rank
118th
Norway rank
115th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Greenland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2915 against 0.2861 in Greenland, a difference of 0.0054.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 118th and Norway ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.67 | 0.1712 | 1.5 | Greenland |
| 1960s | 2.35 | 2.91 | 0.5527 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.4398 | 0.8084 | 0.3686 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.4777 | 0.1763 | 0.3014 | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.1768 | 0.5702 | 0.3934 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.337 | 0.4085 | 0.0714 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3609 | 0.4251 | 0.0641 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2929 | 0.2183 | 0.0747 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Greenland or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.2915 against 0.2861 in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Greenland and Norway?
- 0.0054, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Norway rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Greenland ranks 118th and Norway ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.