Australia vs World: Country area — Area, per capita
Australia
0.0285 1000 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
World rank
2nd
Country area — Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0285 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0268 1000 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 16.4 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0682 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0639 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0567 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0532 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0493 1000 ha per person | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0464 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0432 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0407 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0384 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0363 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0328 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0309 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0278 1000 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 0.0285 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Australia and World?
- 0.0268 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and World ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.