Finland vs Norway: Population census recently completed
Finland
1
in 2015
Norway
1
in 2015
Finland rank
1st
Norway rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Across the 27 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 1770s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Norway |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Norway |
| 1810s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Finland |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Finland |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between Finland and Norway?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for population census recently completed?
- Finland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.