What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?

0.2144 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iceland: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0521 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iceland

0.2665 sq. km per person

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

3rd

Iceland rank

6th

Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.0521 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2144 sq. km per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 5.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.072 sq. km per person	0.5376 sq. km per person	0.4656 sq. km per person	Iceland
1970s	0.0646 sq. km per person	0.4782 sq. km per person	0.4136 sq. km per person	Iceland
1980s	0.0582 sq. km per person	0.4292 sq. km per person	0.371 sq. km per person	Iceland
1990s	0.0546 sq. km per person	0.3871 sq. km per person	0.3325 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.0543 sq. km per person	0.3459 sq. km per person	0.2916 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.0528 sq. km per person	0.3097 sq. km per person	0.2569 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.0518 sq. km per person	0.2736 sq. km per person	0.2218 sq. km per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iceland?: Iceland, at 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.0521 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?: 0.2144 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iceland rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

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.