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

Norway
1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 43,000 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th 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 22,206 current US$ per square kilometre 61,644 current US$ per square kilometre 39,438 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 83,024 current US$ per square kilometre 183,506 current US$ per square kilometre 100,482 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 206,600 current US$ per square kilometre 361,076 current US$ per square kilometre 154,476 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 384,522 current US$ per square kilometre 646,390 current US$ per square kilometre 261,868 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 813,471 current US$ per square kilometre 919,277 current US$ per square kilometre 105,806 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 63,887 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,610 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
43,000 current US$ 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 us$), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) 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.