Norway vs Sweden: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Norway
1.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
83rd
Sweden rank
81st
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 81st of 181 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 | 173,360 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 357,954 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 184,594 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 243,554 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 486,304 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 242,751 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 375,259 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 603,760 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 228,500 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 516,019 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 792,080 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 276,061 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 48,526 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.31 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 11,384 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 67,710 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 1.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
- 47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 81st of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.