China vs Indonesia: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

China
0.0067 sq. km per person
in 2023
Indonesia
0.0067 sq. km per person
in 2023
China rank
143rd
Indonesia rank
141st

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.0067 sq. km per person against 0.0067 sq. km per person in China, a difference of 0 sq. km per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 143rd and Indonesia ranks 141st of 215 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0131 sq. km per person 0.0179 sq. km per person 0.0049 sq. km per person Indonesia
1970s 0.0104 sq. km per person 0.014 sq. km per person 0.0035 sq. km per person Indonesia
1980s 0.009 sq. km per person 0.011 sq. km per person 0.002 sq. km per person Indonesia
1990s 0.0079 sq. km per person 0.0092 sq. km per person 0.0013 sq. km per person Indonesia
2000s 0.0072 sq. km per person 0.0082 sq. km per person 0.001 sq. km per person Indonesia
2010s 0.0068 sq. km per person 0.0072 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person Indonesia
2020s 0.0067 sq. km per person 0.0068 sq. km per person 0.0001 sq. km per person Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, China or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 0.0067 sq. km per person against 0.0067 sq. km per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between China and Indonesia?
0 sq. km per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
China ranks 143rd and Indonesia ranks 141st 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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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.