Norway vs Peru: Urban area over the long-term
Norway
1,987 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Peru
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Norway rank
65th
Peru rank
64th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Norway
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2,049 km² per grid cell against 1,987 km² per grid cell in Norway, a difference of 62 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 65th and Peru ranks 64th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 37 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2665 km² per grid cell | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 0.2549 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.5396 km² per grid cell | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.5025 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1200s | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 0.9011 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1300s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1400s | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.1596 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1500s | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 0.2908 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1600s | 7.84 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1700s | 22.2 km² per grid cell | 12.56 km² per grid cell | 9.65 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1710s | 31.8 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | 17.91 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1720s | 40.59 km² per grid cell | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 25.72 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1730s | 48.4 km² per grid cell | 15.81 km² per grid cell | 32.58 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1740s | 55.15 km² per grid cell | 16.67 km² per grid cell | 38.49 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1750s | 60.91 km² per grid cell | 17.36 km² per grid cell | 43.55 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1760s | 65.8 km² per grid cell | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 47.96 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1770s | 70.04 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 51.99 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1780s | 73.86 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 55.81 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1790s | 77.52 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 59.47 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1800s | 81.27 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 63.22 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1810s | 85.37 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 67.31 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1820s | 95.15 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 77.1 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1830s | 110.75 km² per grid cell | 18.45 km² per grid cell | 92.3 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1840s | 128.73 km² per grid cell | 20.92 km² per grid cell | 107.81 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1850s | 152.47 km² per grid cell | 24.04 km² per grid cell | 128.43 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1860s | 181.54 km² per grid cell | 28.25 km² per grid cell | 153.29 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1870s | 210.82 km² per grid cell | 33.23 km² per grid cell | 177.59 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1880s | 237.56 km² per grid cell | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 195.89 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1890s | 268.2 km² per grid cell | 59.59 km² per grid cell | 208.61 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1900s | 317.07 km² per grid cell | 77.96 km² per grid cell | 239.11 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1910s | 357.56 km² per grid cell | 94.64 km² per grid cell | 262.91 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1920s | 418.43 km² per grid cell | 114.61 km² per grid cell | 303.81 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1930s | 469.44 km² per grid cell | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 329.95 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1940s | 530.4 km² per grid cell | 172.33 km² per grid cell | 358.07 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1950s | 637.02 km² per grid cell | 251.97 km² per grid cell | 385.05 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1960s | 799.29 km² per grid cell | 399.88 km² per grid cell | 399.4 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1970s | 1,045 km² per grid cell | 641.67 km² per grid cell | 403.12 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1980s | 1,162 km² per grid cell | 922.16 km² per grid cell | 239.54 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1990s | 1,281 km² per grid cell | 1,219 km² per grid cell | 62.02 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 2000s | 1,466 km² per grid cell | 1,507 km² per grid cell | 41.1 km² per grid cell | Peru |
| 2010s | 1,707 km² per grid cell | 1,809 km² per grid cell | 102.5 km² per grid cell | Peru |
| 2020s | 1,920 km² per grid cell | 1,996 km² per grid cell | 75.6 km² per grid cell | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Norway or Peru?
- Peru, at 2,049 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 Norway and Peru?
- 62 km² per grid cell, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Peru rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Norway ranks 65th and Peru ranks 64th 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.