Norway vs Western Sahara: Long term urban population region

Norway
84.51
in 2025
Western Sahara
84.92
in 2025
Norway rank
42nd
Western Sahara rank
41st

Long term urban population region over time

  • Norway
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 84.92 against 84.51 in Norway, a difference of 0.41.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 42nd and Western Sahara ranks 41st of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 35 and Western Sahara in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1185 0 0.1185 Norway
1100s 0.1778 0.0001 0.1776 Norway
1200s 0.2667 0.0004 0.2663 Norway
1300s 0.4 0.0012 0.3988 Norway
1400s 0.6 0.0037 0.5963 Norway
1500s 0.9 0.0111 0.8889 Norway
1600s 1.4 0.0333 1.37 Norway
1700s 4 0.1 3.9 Norway
1710s 5.86 0.1464 5.71 Norway
1720s 7.72 0.183 7.53 Norway
1730s 9.57 0.2287 9.35 Norway
1740s 11.43 0.2859 11.15 Norway
1750s 13.29 0.3574 12.93 Norway
1760s 15.15 0.4467 14.7 Norway
1770s 17.01 0.5584 16.45 Norway
1780s 18.87 0.698 18.17 Norway
1790s 20.72 0.8725 19.85 Norway
1800s 22.58 1.09 21.49 Norway
1810s 24.44 1.36 23.08 Norway
1820s 26.3 1.7 24.59 Norway
1830s 28.16 2.13 26.03 Norway
1840s 30.01 2.66 27.35 Norway
1850s 31.87 3.33 28.54 Norway
1860s 33.73 4.16 29.57 Norway
1870s 35.59 5.2 30.39 Norway
1880s 37.45 6.5 30.95 Norway
1890s 39.3 8.13 31.18 Norway
1900s 41.16 10.16 31.01 Norway
1910s 43.02 12.7 30.33 Norway
1920s 44.88 15.87 29.01 Norway
1930s 46.74 19.84 26.9 Norway
1940s 48.6 24.8 23.8 Norway
1950s 50.21 31.14 19.08 Norway
1960s 56.74 35.71 21.03 Norway
1970s 67.96 56.76 11.2 Norway
1980s 71.21 83.72 12.52 Western Sahara
1990s 73.46 85.66 12.21 Western Sahara
2000s 77.52 83.85 6.34 Western Sahara
2010s 81.1 83.88 2.78 Western Sahara
2020s 83.84 84.41 0.5735 Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Norway or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 84.92 against 84.51 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Norway and Western Sahara?
0.41, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Western Sahara?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Norway and Western Sahara rank globally for long term urban population region?
Norway ranks 42nd and Western Sahara ranks 41st of 199 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.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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