Finland vs Norway: Urban area over the long-term
Finland
2,128 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Norway
1,987 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Finland rank
62nd
Norway rank
65th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2,128 km² per grid cell against 1,987 km² per grid cell in Norway, a difference of 141 km² per grid cell.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 65th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | 0.2665 km² per grid cell | 0.1681 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.1715 km² per grid cell | 0.5396 km² per grid cell | 0.3681 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1200s | 0.2932 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.7261 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1300s | 0.4937 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1400s | 0.6732 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 0.6759 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1500s | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1600s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 7.84 km² per grid cell | 4.74 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1700s | 13.05 km² per grid cell | 22.2 km² per grid cell | 9.16 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1710s | 17.02 km² per grid cell | 31.8 km² per grid cell | 14.79 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1720s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 40.59 km² per grid cell | 19.58 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1730s | 25 km² per grid cell | 48.4 km² per grid cell | 23.4 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1740s | 28.99 km² per grid cell | 55.15 km² per grid cell | 26.16 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1750s | 33.02 km² per grid cell | 60.91 km² per grid cell | 27.89 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1760s | 37.16 km² per grid cell | 65.8 km² per grid cell | 28.64 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1770s | 41.52 km² per grid cell | 70.04 km² per grid cell | 28.52 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1780s | 46.21 km² per grid cell | 73.86 km² per grid cell | 27.65 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1790s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 77.52 km² per grid cell | 26.11 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1800s | 57.28 km² per grid cell | 81.27 km² per grid cell | 23.99 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1810s | 64.07 km² per grid cell | 85.37 km² per grid cell | 21.3 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1820s | 72.03 km² per grid cell | 95.15 km² per grid cell | 23.12 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1830s | 86.98 km² per grid cell | 110.75 km² per grid cell | 23.77 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1840s | 96.4 km² per grid cell | 128.73 km² per grid cell | 32.33 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1850s | 114.69 km² per grid cell | 152.47 km² per grid cell | 37.78 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1860s | 127.83 km² per grid cell | 181.54 km² per grid cell | 53.71 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1870s | 144.85 km² per grid cell | 210.82 km² per grid cell | 65.97 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1880s | 166.38 km² per grid cell | 237.56 km² per grid cell | 71.18 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1890s | 202.34 km² per grid cell | 268.2 km² per grid cell | 65.87 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1900s | 243.38 km² per grid cell | 317.07 km² per grid cell | 73.69 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1910s | 294.67 km² per grid cell | 357.56 km² per grid cell | 62.88 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1920s | 339.42 km² per grid cell | 418.43 km² per grid cell | 79.01 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1930s | 387.41 km² per grid cell | 469.44 km² per grid cell | 82.03 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1940s | 414.72 km² per grid cell | 530.4 km² per grid cell | 115.68 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1950s | 545.5 km² per grid cell | 637.02 km² per grid cell | 91.52 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1960s | 747.67 km² per grid cell | 799.29 km² per grid cell | 51.62 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1970s | 1,020 km² per grid cell | 1,045 km² per grid cell | 24.68 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1980s | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 1,162 km² per grid cell | 7.71 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1990s | 1,249 km² per grid cell | 1,281 km² per grid cell | 31.57 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 2000s | 1,538 km² per grid cell | 1,466 km² per grid cell | 71.67 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,952 km² per grid cell | 1,707 km² per grid cell | 245.21 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2020s | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 1,920 km² per grid cell | 167.71 km² per grid cell | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Finland or Norway?
- Finland, at 2,128 km² per grid cell against 1,987 km² per grid cell in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Finland and Norway?
- 141 km² per grid cell, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Finland ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 65th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.