Norway vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Norway
12.59 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
12.55 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
183rd
Zambia rank
184th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Zambia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 12.59 people per square kilometre against 12.55 people per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.04 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 183rd and Zambia ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.75 people per square kilometre | 1.18 people per square kilometre | 4.57 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 7.46 people per square kilometre | 2.4 people per square kilometre | 5.07 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 8.09 people per square kilometre | 3.57 people per square kilometre | 4.52 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 8.78 people per square kilometre | 4.47 people per square kilometre | 4.31 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 9.84 people per square kilometre | 5.85 people per square kilometre | 3.99 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.39 people per square kilometre | 9.11 people per square kilometre | 2.28 people per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 12.38 people per square kilometre | 11.89 people per square kilometre | 0.4933 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, Norway or Zambia?
- Norway, at 12.59 people per square kilometre against 12.55 people per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Norway and Zambia?
- 0.04 people per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 183rd and Zambia ranks 184th 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.