What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Iceland and Libya?

0.0206 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Libya: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Iceland

0.2614 sq. km per person

in 2023

Libya

0.2408 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iceland rank

5th

Libya rank

8th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

Iceland
Libya

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2614 sq. km per person against 0.2408 sq. km per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0206 sq. km per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Iceland ranks 5th and Libya ranks 8th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5232 sq. km per person	0.9876 sq. km per person	0.4644 sq. km per person	Libya
1970s	0.4654 sq. km per person	0.6998 sq. km per person	0.2344 sq. km per person	Libya
1980s	0.4177 sq. km per person	0.4547 sq. km per person	0.037 sq. km per person	Libya
1990s	0.3768 sq. km per person	0.3637 sq. km per person	0.0131 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.3367 sq. km per person	0.3038 sq. km per person	0.0329 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.3017 sq. km per person	0.2692 sq. km per person	0.0326 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.2678 sq. km per person	0.2452 sq. km per person	0.0226 sq. km per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Iceland or Libya?: Iceland, at 0.2614 sq. km per person against 0.2408 sq. km per person in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Iceland and Libya?: 0.0206 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Iceland ranks 5th and Libya ranks 8th 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: 13 September 2026

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.