Denmark vs Norway: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing
Denmark
23.4%
in 2025
Norway
15.4%
in 2024
Denmark rank
2nd
Norway rank
3rd
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 23.4% against 15.4% in Norway, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 10.3% | 6.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 9.7% | 7.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 2.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in inadequate housing, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 23.4% against 15.4% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in inadequate housing between Denmark and Norway?
- 8.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).