Norway vs Romania: Urban area over the long-term
Norway
1,987 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Romania
1,985 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Norway rank
65th
Romania rank
66th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,987 km² per grid cell against 1,985 km² per grid cell in Romania, a difference of 2 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 65th and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 33 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2665 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.2651 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1100s | 0.5396 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.535 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1200s | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 1 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1300s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 0.069 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1400s | 1.35 km² per grid cell | 0.1724 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1500s | 4.05 km² per grid cell | 0.8277 km² per grid cell | 3.22 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1600s | 7.84 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 5.35 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1700s | 22.2 km² per grid cell | 9.31 km² per grid cell | 12.89 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1710s | 31.8 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | 20.66 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1720s | 40.59 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 28.65 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1730s | 48.4 km² per grid cell | 12.79 km² per grid cell | 35.61 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1740s | 55.15 km² per grid cell | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 41.45 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1750s | 60.91 km² per grid cell | 14.68 km² per grid cell | 46.23 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1760s | 65.8 km² per grid cell | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 50.08 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1770s | 70.04 km² per grid cell | 16.85 km² per grid cell | 53.19 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1780s | 73.86 km² per grid cell | 18.06 km² per grid cell | 55.8 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1790s | 77.52 km² per grid cell | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 58.17 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1800s | 81.27 km² per grid cell | 20.73 km² per grid cell | 60.54 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1810s | 85.37 km² per grid cell | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 60.22 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1820s | 95.15 km² per grid cell | 33.68 km² per grid cell | 61.47 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1830s | 110.75 km² per grid cell | 46.69 km² per grid cell | 64.06 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1840s | 128.73 km² per grid cell | 62 km² per grid cell | 66.74 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1850s | 152.47 km² per grid cell | 82.26 km² per grid cell | 70.21 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1860s | 181.54 km² per grid cell | 109.98 km² per grid cell | 71.56 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1870s | 210.82 km² per grid cell | 145.02 km² per grid cell | 65.8 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1880s | 237.56 km² per grid cell | 186.18 km² per grid cell | 51.38 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1890s | 268.2 km² per grid cell | 227.04 km² per grid cell | 41.17 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1900s | 317.07 km² per grid cell | 257.91 km² per grid cell | 59.17 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1910s | 357.56 km² per grid cell | 278.71 km² per grid cell | 78.84 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1920s | 418.43 km² per grid cell | 282.37 km² per grid cell | 136.06 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1930s | 469.44 km² per grid cell | 326.58 km² per grid cell | 142.85 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1940s | 530.4 km² per grid cell | 371.23 km² per grid cell | 159.17 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1950s | 637.02 km² per grid cell | 582.11 km² per grid cell | 54.92 km² per grid cell | Norway |
| 1960s | 799.29 km² per grid cell | 808.77 km² per grid cell | 9.48 km² per grid cell | Romania |
| 1970s | 1,045 km² per grid cell | 1,064 km² per grid cell | 19.28 km² per grid cell | Romania |
| 1980s | 1,162 km² per grid cell | 1,376 km² per grid cell | 214.33 km² per grid cell | Romania |
| 1990s | 1,281 km² per grid cell | 1,590 km² per grid cell | 309.29 km² per grid cell | Romania |
| 2000s | 1,466 km² per grid cell | 1,649 km² per grid cell | 182.52 km² per grid cell | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,707 km² per grid cell | 1,822 km² per grid cell | 115.3 km² per grid cell | Romania |
| 2020s | 1,920 km² per grid cell | 1,956 km² per grid cell | 35.86 km² per grid cell | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Norway or Romania?
- Norway, at 1,987 km² per grid cell against 1,985 km² per grid cell in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Norway and Romania?
- 2 km² per grid cell, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Norway ranks 65th and Romania ranks 66th 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.