Australia vs Iceland: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.2847 sq. km per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.2665 sq. km per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Iceland rank
6th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2847 sq. km per person against 0.2665 sq. km per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0182 sq. km per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 sq. km per person | 0.5376 sq. km per person | 0.1441 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5674 sq. km per person | 0.4782 sq. km per person | 0.0893 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4933 sq. km per person | 0.4292 sq. km per person | 0.0642 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4321 sq. km per person | 0.3871 sq. km per person | 0.0449 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3841 sq. km per person | 0.3459 sq. km per person | 0.0382 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3278 sq. km per person | 0.3097 sq. km per person | 0.0182 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2952 sq. km per person | 0.2722 sq. km per person | 0.023 sq. km per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 0.2847 sq. km per person against 0.2665 sq. km per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0182 sq. km per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th 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.