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

Norway
1.63 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.77 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
92nd
Sweden rank
89th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020062023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.77 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current international $ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 138,150 current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 89th of 201 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 286,720 current international $ per square kilometre 494,014 current international $ per square kilometre 207,294 current international $ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 602,619 current international $ per square kilometre 780,203 current international $ per square kilometre 177,584 current international $ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 937,936 current international $ per square kilometre 1.17 million current international $ per square kilometre 229,658 current international $ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 1.49 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.63 million current international $ per square kilometre 138,690 current international $ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.77 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current international $ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
138,150 current international $ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 89th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
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GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.