Faroe Islands vs United States: Land area (sq. km), per capita
Faroe Islands
0.0252 sq. km per person
in 2023
United States
0.0272 sq. km per person
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
54th
United States rank
51st
Land area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0272 sq. km per person against 0.0252 sq. km per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.002 sq. km per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 54th and United States ranks 51st of 216 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 sq. km per person | 0.0473 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0346 sq. km per person | 0.0426 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.0387 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.0347 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0292 sq. km per person | 0.0311 sq. km per person | 0.002 sq. km per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0283 sq. km per person | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0003 sq. km per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0256 sq. km per person | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Faroe Islands or United States?
- United States, at 0.0272 sq. km per person against 0.0252 sq. km per person in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Faroe Islands and United States?
- 0.002 sq. km per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and United States rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 54th and United States ranks 51st 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.