Australia vs North America: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.2885 sq. km per person
in 2023
North America
0.0476 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
North America rank
3rd
Land area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2885 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 0.2409 sq. km per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 6.1 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and North America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6765 sq. km per person | 0.085 sq. km per person | 0.5916 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5631 sq. km per person | 0.0762 sq. km per person | 0.4869 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4896 sq. km per person | 0.069 sq. km per person | 0.4206 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4288 sq. km per person | 0.0618 sq. km per person | 0.367 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3812 sq. km per person | 0.0555 sq. km per person | 0.3257 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3255 sq. km per person | 0.0509 sq. km per person | 0.2746 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2959 sq. km per person | 0.0483 sq. km per person | 0.2476 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 North America?
- Australia, at 0.2885 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and North America?
- 0.2409 sq. km per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and North America ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.