What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Australia and Greenland?

0.6937 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Greenland: Country area — Area, per capita

Australia

0.0285 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Greenland

0.7222 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Australia rank

4th

Greenland rank

1st

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Australia
Greenland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0285 1000 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.6937 1000 ha per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 25.4 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and Greenland ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0682 1000 ha per person	0.8797 1000 ha per person	0.8115 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1970s	0.0567 1000 ha per person	0.7007 1000 ha per person	0.644 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1980s	0.0493 1000 ha per person	0.6472 1000 ha per person	0.5979 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1990s	0.0432 1000 ha per person	0.6503 1000 ha per person	0.6071 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2000s	0.0384 1000 ha per person	0.7255 1000 ha per person	0.6871 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2010s	0.0328 1000 ha per person	0.7281 1000 ha per person	0.6953 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2020s	0.0295 1000 ha per person	0.7242 1000 ha per person	0.6947 1000 ha per person	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Australia or Greenland?: Greenland, at 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0285 1000 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Australia and Greenland?: 0.6937 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Australia ranks 4th and Greenland ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.