Norway vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Norway
1.18 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
53rd
Sweden rank
50th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.18 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 153,180 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th of 160 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 344,978 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 578,878 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 233,900 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 449,714 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 672,941 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 223,227 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 541,089 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 765,169 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 224,080 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 767,338 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 949,870 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 182,532 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.02 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.17 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 155,292 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.14 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1.32 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 177,645 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.18 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
- 153,180 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 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.