What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Iceland and Namibia?

0.0006 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Namibia?

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.

Iceland vs Namibia: Country area — Area, per capita

Iceland

0.0266 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Namibia

0.0272 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Iceland rank

6th

Namibia rank

5th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Iceland
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0266 1000 ha per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per person.

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

Iceland ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 5th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0538 1000 ha per person	0.1246 1000 ha per person	0.0708 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1970s	0.0478 1000 ha per person	0.0958 1000 ha per person	0.048 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1980s	0.0429 1000 ha per person	0.0756 1000 ha per person	0.0327 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1990s	0.0387 1000 ha per person	0.0527 1000 ha per person	0.014 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2000s	0.0346 1000 ha per person	0.0423 1000 ha per person	0.0077 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2010s	0.031 1000 ha per person	0.0352 1000 ha per person	0.0042 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2020s	0.0272 1000 ha per person	0.0286 1000 ha per person	0.0014 1000 ha per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Iceland or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0266 1000 ha per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Iceland and Namibia?: 0.0006 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Namibia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Namibia rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Iceland ranks 6th and Namibia ranks 5th 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.