Norway vs Sweden: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Norway
14.56 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
15.08 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
97th
Sweden rank
96th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 15.08 million current LCU per square kilometre against 14.56 million current LCU per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 520,800 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 96th of 210 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 159,743 current LCU per square kilometre 318,897 current LCU per square kilometre 159,154 current LCU per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 461,170 current LCU per square kilometre 822,059 current LCU per square kilometre 360,889 current LCU per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 1.42 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 928,984 current LCU per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 2.64 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.57 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.93 million current LCU per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 5.43 million current LCU per square kilometre 7.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.72 million current LCU per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 8.85 million current LCU per square kilometre 10.25 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.39 million current LCU per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 13.26 million current LCU per square kilometre 13.74 million current LCU per square kilometre 484,785 current LCU per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 15.08 million current LCU per square kilometre against 14.56 million current LCU per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
520,800 current LCU per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 96th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.