Australia vs North America: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.2847 sq. km per person
in 2024
North America
0.0676 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
North America rank
2nd
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2847 sq. km per person against 0.0676 sq. km per person in North America, a difference of 0.2171 sq. km per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.2 times North America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and North America ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 sq. km per person | 0.1185 sq. km per person | 0.5632 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5674 sq. km per person | 0.1063 sq. km per person | 0.4612 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4933 sq. km per person | 0.0962 sq. km per person | 0.3971 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4321 sq. km per person | 0.0861 sq. km per person | 0.3459 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3841 sq. km per person | 0.0776 sq. km per person | 0.3066 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3278 sq. km per person | 0.0716 sq. km per person | 0.2562 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2978 sq. km per person | 0.0684 sq. km per person | 0.2294 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 North America?
- Australia, at 0.2847 sq. km per person against 0.0676 sq. km per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and North America?
- 0.2171 sq. km per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and North America ranks 2nd 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.