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
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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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.