What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.2348 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

Iceland vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Iceland

0.2665 sq. km per person

in 2024

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0317 sq. km per person

in 2023

Iceland rank

6th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

7th

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

Iceland
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.0317 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.2348 sq. km per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 8.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Iceland ranks 6th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5376 sq. km per person	0.0851 sq. km per person	0.4525 sq. km per person	Iceland
1970s	0.4782 sq. km per person	0.0669 sq. km per person	0.4112 sq. km per person	Iceland
1980s	0.4292 sq. km per person	0.0534 sq. km per person	0.3758 sq. km per person	Iceland
1990s	0.3871 sq. km per person	0.0441 sq. km per person	0.343 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.3459 sq. km per person	0.0379 sq. km per person	0.308 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.3097 sq. km per person	0.0339 sq. km per person	0.2758 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.2736 sq. km per person	0.032 sq. km per person	0.2415 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, Iceland or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Iceland, at 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.0317 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.2348 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?: Iceland ranks 6th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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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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.