Australia vs Small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Australia
0.2847 sq. km per person
in 2024
Small states
0.0385 sq. km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
4th
Small states rank
5th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Australia
- Small states
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2847 sq. km per person against 0.0385 sq. km per person in Small states, a difference of 0.2462 sq. km per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 7.4 times Small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Small states ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6817 sq. km per person | 0.0808 sq. km per person | 0.6009 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5674 sq. km per person | 0.0691 sq. km per person | 0.4984 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4933 sq. km per person | 0.0591 sq. km per person | 0.4342 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.4321 sq. km per person | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.3806 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3841 sq. km per person | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 0.3378 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3278 sq. km per person | 0.0419 sq. km per person | 0.286 sq. km per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2978 sq. km per person | 0.039 sq. km per person | 0.2588 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 Small states?
- Australia, at 0.2847 sq. km per person against 0.0385 sq. km per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Australia and Small states?
- 0.2462 sq. km per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Small states?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Small states rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Small states ranks 5th 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.