Canada vs Iceland: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Canada
0.3789 sq. km per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.2665 sq. km per person
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
Iceland rank
6th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3789 sq. km per person against 0.2665 sq. km per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.1124 sq. km per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7966 sq. km per person | 0.5376 sq. km per person | 0.259 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6832 sq. km per person | 0.4782 sq. km per person | 0.205 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.6071 sq. km per person | 0.4292 sq. km per person | 0.1779 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.5377 sq. km per person | 0.3871 sq. km per person | 0.1505 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4873 sq. km per person | 0.3459 sq. km per person | 0.1414 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.439 sq. km per person | 0.3097 sq. km per person | 0.1293 sq. km per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3982 sq. km per person | 0.2722 sq. km per person | 0.126 sq. km per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Canada or Iceland?
- Canada, at 0.3789 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 Canada and Iceland?
- 0.1124 sq. km per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Canada ranks 3rd 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.