Norway vs Uruguay: Annual number of objects launched into space
Norway
3 objects
in 2025
Uruguay
4 objects
in 2025
Norway rank
25th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Norway
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4 objects against 3 objects in Norway, a difference of 1 objects.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Uruguay ahead.
Norway ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 50 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5 objects | 1 objects | 1.5 objects | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.8 objects | 6.8 objects | 4 objects | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Norway or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4 objects against 3 objects in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Norway and Uruguay?
- 1 objects, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Norway ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.