Norway vs Sweden: Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population
Norway
4.2
in 2025
Sweden
5.3
in 2025
Norway rank
36th
Sweden rank
33rd
Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.3 against 4.2 in Norway, a difference of 1.1.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 49 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 | 3.85 | 1.18 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 5 | 2.71 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 5.73 | 2.57 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.3 against 4.2 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.1, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population?
- Norway ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Overcrowding rate by tenure status - total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.