Norway vs USSR: Population density
Norway
14.86
in 2100
USSR
13.35
in 1991
Norway rank
214th
USSR rank
216th
Population density over time
- Norway
- USSR
How they compare
Norway currently reports 14.86 against 13.35 in USSR, a difference of 1.51.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 214th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.
Across the 37 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 29 and USSR in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.549 | 0.314 | 0.235 | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.7412 | 0.417 | 0.3242 | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.9334 | 0.5631 | 0.3703 | Norway |
| 1300s | 1.1 | 0.5946 | 0.5034 | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.549 | 0.5953 | 0.0463 | USSR |
| 1500s | 1.1 | 0.7387 | 0.3593 | Norway |
| 1600s | 1.37 | 0.9012 | 0.4714 | Norway |
| 1700s | 1.65 | 1.06 | 0.5849 | Norway |
| 1710s | 1.71 | 1.18 | 0.5274 | Norway |
| 1720s | 1.77 | 1.32 | 0.4506 | Norway |
| 1730s | 1.83 | 1.46 | 0.3736 | Norway |
| 1740s | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.2964 | Norway |
| 1750s | 1.97 | 1.75 | 0.2188 | Norway |
| 1760s | 2.04 | 1.9 | 0.1406 | Norway |
| 1770s | 2.11 | 2.05 | 0.0617 | Norway |
| 1780s | 2.19 | 2.2 | 0.018 | USSR |
| 1790s | 2.26 | 2.36 | 0.099 | USSR |
| 1800s | 2.45 | 2.51 | 0.0554 | USSR |
| 1810s | 2.54 | 2.52 | 0.0171 | Norway |
| 1820s | 2.85 | 2.63 | 0.2167 | Norway |
| 1830s | 3.23 | 2.88 | 0.3516 | Norway |
| 1840s | 3.59 | 3.16 | 0.4332 | Norway |
| 1850s | 4.07 | 3.47 | 0.6026 | Norway |
| 1860s | 4.55 | 3.81 | 0.7478 | Norway |
| 1870s | 5 | 4.18 | 0.8186 | Norway |
| 1880s | 5.38 | 4.59 | 0.7888 | Norway |
| 1890s | 5.79 | 5.04 | 0.7483 | Norway |
| 1900s | 6.33 | 5.53 | 0.7995 | Norway |
| 1910s | 6.88 | 6.03 | 0.8525 | Norway |
| 1920s | 7.48 | 6.56 | 0.9187 | Norway |
| 1930s | 7.95 | 7.17 | 0.7744 | Norway |
| 1940s | 8.56 | 7.84 | 0.7185 | Norway |
| 1950s | 9.36 | 8.9 | 0.465 | Norway |
| 1960s | 10.19 | 10.39 | 0.1979 | USSR |
| 1970s | 10.94 | 11.51 | 0.5694 | USSR |
| 1980s | 11.4 | 12.63 | 1.23 | USSR |
| 1990s | 11.67 | 13.31 | 1.64 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Norway or USSR?
- Norway, at 14.86 against 13.35 in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Norway and USSR?
- 1.51, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Norway and USSR rank globally for population density?
- Norway ranks 214th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.