How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Norway

0.8375 people per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.834 people per person

in 2025

Norway rank

46th

United Kingdom rank

47th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Norway
United Kingdom

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.8375 people per person against 0.834 people per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0035 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Norway ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5546 people per person	0.7778 people per person	0.2232 people per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.6837 people per person	0.7752 people per person	0.0915 people per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.7122 people per person	0.7846 people per person	0.0724 people per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.7375 people per person	0.7887 people per person	0.0511 people per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.7763 people per person	0.8063 people per person	0.0301 people per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.8083 people per person	0.8217 people per person	0.0134 people per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.8312 people per person	0.8351 people per person	0.0039 people per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Norway or United Kingdom?: Norway, at 0.8375 people per person against 0.834 people per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Norway and United Kingdom?: 0.0035 people per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Norway ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.