Norway vs Sweden: Population, female, per capita
Norway
0.4959 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.4962 units per person
in 2025
Norway rank
166th
Sweden rank
165th
Population, female, per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.4962 units per person against 0.4959 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 166th and Sweden ranks 165th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5019 units per person | 0.5008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.5032 units per person | 0.5024 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.5052 units per person | 0.5058 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.5054 units per person | 0.5059 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5034 units per person | 0.5042 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.4974 units per person | 0.4998 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.4959 units per person | 0.4965 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, per capita, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.4962 units per person against 0.4959 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0003 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for population, female, per capita?
- Norway ranks 166th and Sweden ranks 165th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.