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
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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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.