Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Urban population, per capita
Norway
0.8357 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.8461 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
47th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.8461 units per person against 0.8357 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0104 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5546 units per person | 0.3861 units per person | 0.1686 units per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.6837 units per person | 0.5738 units per person | 0.1099 units per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.7122 units per person | 0.7197 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7375 units per person | 0.7864 units per person | 0.0489 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.7763 units per person | 0.8089 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.8083 units per person | 0.8287 units per person | 0.0204 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8308 units per person | 0.8421 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.8461 units per person against 0.8357 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0104 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Norway ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th 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.