Iceland vs OECD members: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Iceland
0.2665 sq. km per person
in 2024
OECD members
0.0314 sq. km per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
6th
OECD members rank
8th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Iceland
- OECD members
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.0314 sq. km per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.2351 sq. km per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 8.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5376 sq. km per person | 0.0497 sq. km per person | 0.4879 sq. km per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.4782 sq. km per person | 0.0445 sq. km per person | 0.4336 sq. km per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.4292 sq. km per person | 0.0406 sq. km per person | 0.3886 sq. km per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.3871 sq. km per person | 0.0373 sq. km per person | 0.3498 sq. km per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.3459 sq. km per person | 0.0346 sq. km per person | 0.3113 sq. km per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.3097 sq. km per person | 0.0327 sq. km per person | 0.277 sq. km per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.2736 sq. km per person | 0.0316 sq. km per person | 0.2419 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 OECD members?
- Iceland, at 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.0314 sq. km per person in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and OECD members?
- 0.2351 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and OECD members rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 8th 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.