Norway vs Uruguay: Population density
Norway
14.86 people per km²
in 2100
Uruguay
12.83 people per km²
in 2100
Norway rank
214th
Uruguay rank
217th
Population density over time
- Norway
- Uruguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14.86 people per km² against 12.83 people per km² in Uruguay, a difference of 2.03 people per km².
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 214th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 31 and Uruguay in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.549 people per km² | 0.0805 people per km² | 0.4685 people per km² | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.7412 people per km² | 0.0895 people per km² | 0.6517 people per km² | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.9334 people per km² | 0.0996 people per km² | 0.8338 people per km² | Norway |
| 1300s | 1.1 people per km² | 0.1108 people per km² | 0.9873 people per km² | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.549 people per km² | 0.1232 people per km² | 0.4258 people per km² | Norway |
| 1500s | 1.1 people per km² | 0.1371 people per km² | 0.961 people per km² | Norway |
| 1600s | 1.37 people per km² | 0.1526 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Norway |
| 1700s | 1.65 people per km² | 0.1698 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | Norway |
| 1710s | 1.71 people per km² | 0.1787 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | Norway |
| 1720s | 1.77 people per km² | 0.1882 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | Norway |
| 1730s | 1.83 people per km² | 0.1981 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | Norway |
| 1740s | 1.9 people per km² | 0.2085 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | Norway |
| 1750s | 1.97 people per km² | 0.2194 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | Norway |
| 1760s | 2.04 people per km² | 0.231 people per km² | 1.81 people per km² | Norway |
| 1770s | 2.11 people per km² | 0.2432 people per km² | 1.87 people per km² | Norway |
| 1780s | 2.19 people per km² | 0.256 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Norway |
| 1790s | 2.26 people per km² | 0.2694 people per km² | 1.99 people per km² | Norway |
| 1800s | 2.45 people per km² | 0.3142 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | Norway |
| 1810s | 2.54 people per km² | 0.3144 people per km² | 2.22 people per km² | Norway |
| 1820s | 2.85 people per km² | 0.3606 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | Norway |
| 1830s | 3.23 people per km² | 0.4819 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | Norway |
| 1840s | 3.59 people per km² | 0.6455 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | Norway |
| 1850s | 4.07 people per km² | 0.9707 people per km² | 3.1 people per km² | Norway |
| 1860s | 4.55 people per km² | 1.57 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | Norway |
| 1870s | 5 people per km² | 2.27 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Norway |
| 1880s | 5.38 people per km² | 3.21 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | Norway |
| 1890s | 5.79 people per km² | 4.52 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | Norway |
| 1900s | 6.33 people per km² | 5.71 people per km² | 0.6209 people per km² | Norway |
| 1910s | 6.88 people per km² | 7 people per km² | 0.1193 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 7.48 people per km² | 8.82 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 7.95 people per km² | 10.58 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 8.56 people per km² | 11.99 people per km² | 3.43 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 9.36 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 4.11 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 10.19 people per km² | 15.21 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 10.94 people per km² | 16.37 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 11.4 people per km² | 17.22 people per km² | 5.82 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 11.94 people per km² | 18.17 people per km² | 6.24 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 12.71 people per km² | 18.78 people per km² | 6.07 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 14.12 people per km² | 19.2 people per km² | 5.08 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 15.29 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | 4.06 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2030s | 15.9 people per km² | 19.19 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2040s | 16.14 people per km² | 18.88 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2050s | 16.16 people per km² | 18.25 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2060s | 15.97 people per km² | 17.31 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2070s | 15.71 people per km² | 16.21 people per km² | 0.5 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2080s | 15.39 people per km² | 14.95 people per km² | 0.4461 people per km² | Norway |
| 2090s | 15.05 people per km² | 13.58 people per km² | 1.47 people per km² | Norway |
| 2100s | 14.86 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 2.03 people per km² | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Norway or Uruguay?
- Norway, at 14.86 people per km² against 12.83 people per km² in Uruguay as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Norway and Uruguay?
- 2.03 people per km², with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for population density?
- Norway ranks 214th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.