Canada vs Norway: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Canada
82.9%
in 2025
Norway
83.6%
in 2025
Canada rank
61st
Norway rank
59th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.6% against 82.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 61st and Norway ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.5% | 48.2% | 17.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 72.4% | 55.5% | 16.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 75.8% | 68.4% | 7.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | 76.2% | 71.2% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 73.8% | 3.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 77.6% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.8% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 83.1% | 0.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 83.6% against 82.9% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 61st and Norway ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.