What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?

0.2113 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?

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

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.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iceland: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0501 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iceland

0.2614 sq. km per person

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

2nd

Iceland rank

5th

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2614 sq. km per person against 0.0501 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2113 sq. km per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 5.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0044 sq. km per person	0.5232 sq. km per person	0.5189 sq. km per person	Iceland
1970s	0.0039 sq. km per person	0.4654 sq. km per person	0.4615 sq. km per person	Iceland
1980s	0.0035 sq. km per person	0.4177 sq. km per person	0.4142 sq. km per person	Iceland
1990s	0.0425 sq. km per person	0.3768 sq. km per person	0.3343 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.0523 sq. km per person	0.3367 sq. km per person	0.2844 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.0508 sq. km per person	0.3017 sq. km per person	0.2509 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.0498 sq. km per person	0.2678 sq. km per person	0.218 sq. km per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iceland?: Iceland, at 0.2614 sq. km per person against 0.0501 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?: 0.2113 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
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: 03 October 2026

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.