What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and North America?

0.2138 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?

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 North America: Land area (sq. km), per capita

Iceland

0.2614 sq. km per person

in 2023

North America

0.0476 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iceland rank

5th

North America rank

3rd

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

Iceland
North America

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2614 sq. km per person against 0.0476 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 0.2138 sq. km per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 5.5 times North America's.

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

Iceland ranks 5th and North America ranks 3rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	North America	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5232 sq. km per person	0.085 sq. km per person	0.4382 sq. km per person	Iceland
1970s	0.4654 sq. km per person	0.0762 sq. km per person	0.3892 sq. km per person	Iceland
1980s	0.4177 sq. km per person	0.069 sq. km per person	0.3487 sq. km per person	Iceland
1990s	0.3768 sq. km per person	0.0618 sq. km per person	0.315 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.3367 sq. km per person	0.0555 sq. km per person	0.2811 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.3017 sq. km per person	0.0509 sq. km per person	0.2508 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.2678 sq. km per person	0.0483 sq. km per person	0.2195 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 North America?: Iceland, at 0.2614 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 Iceland and North America?: 0.2138 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and North America rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Iceland ranks 5th 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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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.