Australia vs United Kingdom: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre

Australia
1.01 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.01 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
Australia rank
125th
United Kingdom rank
123rd

Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0 sq. km per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 125th and United Kingdom ranks 123rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0007 sq. km per square kilometre Australia
1970s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0007 sq. km per square kilometre Australia
1980s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0007 sq. km per square kilometre Australia
1990s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0007 sq. km per square kilometre Australia
2000s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0007 sq. km per square kilometre Australia
2010s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0002 sq. km per square kilometre Australia
2020s 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre 0.0004 sq. km per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Australia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.01 sq. km per square kilometre in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Australia and United Kingdom?
0 sq. km per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 125th and United Kingdom ranks 123rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
sq. km per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,584 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.