Canada vs Norway: Urban population, per capita
Canada
0.8288 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.8357 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
51st
Norway rank
49th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.8357 units per person against 0.8288 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0069 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 51st and Norway ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.724 units per person | 0.5546 units per person | 0.1694 units per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.7575 units per person | 0.6837 units per person | 0.0738 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7619 units per person | 0.7122 units per person | 0.0497 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.7745 units per person | 0.7375 units per person | 0.037 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7978 units per person | 0.7763 units per person | 0.0215 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.8129 units per person | 0.8083 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.8243 units per person | 0.8308 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.8357 units per person against 0.8288 units per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Canada and Norway?
- 0.0069 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 51st and Norway ranks 49th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.