Germany vs Norway: Urban population, per capita
Germany
0.8214 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.8357 units per person
in 2025
Germany rank
52nd
Norway rank
49th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.8357 units per person against 0.8214 units per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0143 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7786 units per person | 0.5546 units per person | 0.224 units per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.798 units per person | 0.6837 units per person | 0.1143 units per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.7997 units per person | 0.7122 units per person | 0.0875 units per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8004 units per person | 0.7375 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.8017 units per person | 0.7763 units per person | 0.0254 units per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8071 units per person | 0.8083 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.8183 units per person | 0.8308 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.8357 units per person against 0.8214 units per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Germany and Norway?
- 0.0143 units per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Germany ranks 52nd 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.