Australia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Land area (sq. km), per capita

Australia
0.2885 sq. km per person
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.031 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2885 sq. km per person against 0.031 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2575 sq. km per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 9.3 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Australia ranks 3rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6765 sq. km per person 0.0835 sq. km per person 0.593 sq. km per person Australia
1970s 0.5631 sq. km per person 0.0657 sq. km per person 0.4974 sq. km per person Australia
1980s 0.4896 sq. km per person 0.0524 sq. km per person 0.4372 sq. km per person Australia
1990s 0.4288 sq. km per person 0.0433 sq. km per person 0.3855 sq. km per person Australia
2000s 0.3812 sq. km per person 0.0372 sq. km per person 0.344 sq. km per person Australia
2010s 0.3255 sq. km per person 0.0333 sq. km per person 0.2922 sq. km per person Australia
2020s 0.2959 sq. km per person 0.0313 sq. km per person 0.2645 sq. km per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Australia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Australia, at 0.2885 sq. km per person against 0.031 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.2575 sq. km per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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