Canada vs Norway: Long term urban population region
Canada
85.22
in 2025
Norway
84.51
in 2025
Canada rank
42nd
Norway rank
44th
Long term urban population region over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 85.22 against 84.51 in Norway, a difference of 0.71.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Norway in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 | 0.1185 | 0.1176 | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.0027 | 0.1778 | 0.175 | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.0082 | 0.2667 | 0.2584 | Norway |
| 1300s | 0.0247 | 0.4 | 0.3753 | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.0741 | 0.6 | 0.5259 | Norway |
| 1500s | 0.2222 | 0.9 | 0.6778 | Norway |
| 1600s | 0.6667 | 1.4 | 0.7333 | Norway |
| 1700s | 2 | 4 | 2 | Norway |
| 1710s | 1.98 | 5.86 | 3.87 | Norway |
| 1720s | 2.31 | 7.72 | 5.4 | Norway |
| 1730s | 2.7 | 9.57 | 6.87 | Norway |
| 1740s | 3.15 | 11.43 | 8.28 | Norway |
| 1750s | 3.67 | 13.29 | 9.62 | Norway |
| 1760s | 4.29 | 15.15 | 10.86 | Norway |
| 1770s | 5 | 17.01 | 12.01 | Norway |
| 1780s | 5.84 | 18.87 | 13.03 | Norway |
| 1790s | 6.81 | 20.72 | 13.92 | Norway |
| 1800s | 7.94 | 22.58 | 14.64 | Norway |
| 1810s | 9.27 | 24.44 | 15.17 | Norway |
| 1820s | 10.81 | 26.3 | 15.49 | Norway |
| 1830s | 12.61 | 28.16 | 15.54 | Norway |
| 1840s | 14.71 | 30.01 | 15.3 | Norway |
| 1850s | 17.17 | 31.87 | 14.71 | Norway |
| 1860s | 20.03 | 33.73 | 13.7 | Norway |
| 1870s | 23.37 | 35.59 | 12.22 | Norway |
| 1880s | 27.26 | 37.45 | 10.19 | Norway |
| 1890s | 31.8 | 39.3 | 7.5 | Norway |
| 1900s | 37.5 | 41.16 | 3.66 | Norway |
| 1910s | 45.42 | 43.02 | 2.39 | Canada |
| 1920s | 49.52 | 44.88 | 4.64 | Canada |
| 1930s | 56 | 46.74 | 9.26 | Canada |
| 1940s | 60 | 48.6 | 11.4 | Canada |
| 1950s | 65.01 | 50.21 | 14.8 | Canada |
| 1960s | 72.44 | 56.74 | 15.7 | Canada |
| 1970s | 76.05 | 67.96 | 8.09 | Canada |
| 1980s | 76.14 | 71.21 | 4.93 | Canada |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 73.46 | 4.23 | Canada |
| 2000s | 80 | 77.52 | 2.49 | Canada |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 81.1 | 0.9536 | Canada |
| 2020s | 84.54 | 83.84 | 0.7013 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 85.22 against 84.51 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Canada and Norway?
- 0.71, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Canada ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 44th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.