Australia vs Iceland: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Australia
0.2885 sq. km per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.2614 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Iceland rank
5th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2885 sq. km per person against 0.2614 sq. km per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0271 sq. km per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6765 sq. km per person | 0.5232 sq. km per person | 0.1533 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5631 sq. km per person | 0.4654 sq. km per person | 0.0977 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4896 sq. km per person | 0.4177 sq. km per person | 0.0719 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4288 sq. km per person | 0.3768 sq. km per person | 0.052 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3812 sq. km per person | 0.3367 sq. km per person | 0.0446 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3255 sq. km per person | 0.3017 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2959 sq. km per person | 0.2678 sq. km per person | 0.0281 sq. km per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 0.2885 sq. km per person against 0.2614 sq. km per person in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0271 sq. km per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.