Chile vs Norway: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Chile
0.3%
in 2020
Norway
0.3%
in 2020
Chile rank
85th
Norway rank
84th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Chile
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 85th and Norway ranks 84th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6% | 0.9% | 3.7% | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.4% | -0.3% | 1.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Chile or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Chile as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Chile and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Norway?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Norway rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Chile ranks 85th and Norway ranks 84th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.