Congo vs Norway: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Congo
11.53 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
12.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
186th
Norway rank
183rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 12.59 people per square kilometre against 11.53 people per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.06 people per square kilometre.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 186th and Norway ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 people per square kilometre | 5.75 people per square kilometre | 4.42 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.91 people per square kilometre | 7.46 people per square kilometre | 5.55 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.09 people per square kilometre | 8.09 people per square kilometre | 5 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.47 people per square kilometre | 8.78 people per square kilometre | 4.31 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 6.55 people per square kilometre | 9.84 people per square kilometre | 3.29 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 9.31 people per square kilometre | 11.39 people per square kilometre | 2.08 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 11.11 people per square kilometre | 12.38 people per square kilometre | 1.27 people per square kilometre | Norway |
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 square kilometre, Congo or Norway?
- Norway, at 12.59 people per square kilometre against 11.53 people per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Congo and Norway?
- 1.06 people per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Norway rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 186th and Norway ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.