Faroe Islands vs Norway: Country area — Area, per square kilometre

Faroe Islands
0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.1714 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
3rd
Norway rank
6th

Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Norway
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1714 1000 ha per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.7746 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 5.5 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 6th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1055 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
1970s 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1055 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1055 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1055 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
2000s 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1055 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
2010s 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1515 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0515 1000 ha per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.9467 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1714 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.7752 1000 ha per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or Norway?
Faroe Islands, at 0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1714 1000 ha per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in country area — area, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and Norway?
0.7746 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Norway rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 6th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,041 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Country area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.