Kyrgyzstan vs Norway: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Kyrgyzstan
12.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
12.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
182nd
Norway rank
183rd

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

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Norway
051015196119922023

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 12.8 people per square kilometre against 12.59 people per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.21 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 182nd and Norway ranks 183rd of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 8.97 people per square kilometre 8.88 people per square kilometre 0.0898 people per square kilometre Kyrgyzstan
2000s 9.6 people per square kilometre 9.84 people per square kilometre 0.2403 people per square kilometre Norway
2010s 10.91 people per square kilometre 11.39 people per square kilometre 0.4765 people per square kilometre Norway
2020s 12.46 people per square kilometre 12.38 people per square kilometre 0.0779 people per square kilometre Kyrgyzstan

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, Kyrgyzstan or Norway?
Kyrgyzstan, at 12.8 people per square kilometre against 12.59 people per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Kyrgyzstan and Norway?
0.21 people per square kilometre, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Norway?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Norway rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 182nd 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.