Australia vs Greenland: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.2847 sq. km per person
in 2024
Greenland
7.22 sq. km per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Greenland rank
1st
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.2847 sq. km per person in Australia, a difference of 6.94 sq. km per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 25.4 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Greenland ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 sq. km per person | 8.8 sq. km per person | 8.11 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.5674 sq. km per person | 7.01 sq. km per person | 6.44 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.4933 sq. km per person | 6.47 sq. km per person | 5.98 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 1990s | 0.4321 sq. km per person | 6.5 sq. km per person | 6.07 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.3841 sq. km per person | 7.26 sq. km per person | 6.87 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.3278 sq. km per person | 7.28 sq. km per person | 6.95 sq. km per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.2952 sq. km per person | 7.24 sq. km per person | 6.95 sq. km per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Australia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 7.22 sq. km per person against 0.2847 sq. km per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and Greenland?
- 6.94 sq. km per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Greenland ranks 1st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface 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
Surface 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.