Faroe Islands vs World: Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Faroe Islands
0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.1086 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Faroe Islands
- World
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1086 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.8374 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 8.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and World in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2020s | 0.9467 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.8381 1000 ha per square kilometre | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or World?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.946 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1086 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country area — area, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and World?
- 0.8374 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and World rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
- Faroe Islands ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.