What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.2304 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

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

Iceland

0.2614 sq. km per person

in 2023

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.031 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iceland rank

5th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

Iceland
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2614 sq. km per person against 0.031 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2304 sq. km per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 8.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Iceland ranks 5th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5232 sq. km per person	0.0835 sq. km per person	0.4397 sq. km per person	Iceland
1970s	0.4654 sq. km per person	0.0657 sq. km per person	0.3997 sq. km per person	Iceland
1980s	0.4177 sq. km per person	0.0524 sq. km per person	0.3653 sq. km per person	Iceland
1990s	0.3768 sq. km per person	0.0433 sq. km per person	0.3335 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.3367 sq. km per person	0.0372 sq. km per person	0.2994 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.3017 sq. km per person	0.0333 sq. km per person	0.2685 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.2678 sq. km per person	0.0313 sq. km per person	0.2365 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, Iceland or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Iceland, at 0.2614 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 Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.2304 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Iceland ranks 5th 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: 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.