Australia vs Iceland: Land area — Area, per capita

Australia
0.0283 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0261 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Iceland rank
5th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
00.020.040.060.08196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0283 1000 ha per person against 0.0261 1000 ha per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0022 1000 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Australia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0677 1000 ha per person 0.0523 1000 ha per person 0.0153 1000 ha per person Australia
1970s 0.0563 1000 ha per person 0.0465 1000 ha per person 0.0098 1000 ha per person Australia
1980s 0.049 1000 ha per person 0.0418 1000 ha per person 0.0072 1000 ha per person Australia
1990s 0.0429 1000 ha per person 0.0377 1000 ha per person 0.0052 1000 ha per person Australia
2000s 0.0381 1000 ha per person 0.0337 1000 ha per person 0.0045 1000 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0325 1000 ha per person 0.0302 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0293 1000 ha per person 0.0266 1000 ha per person 0.0027 1000 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 0.0283 1000 ha per person against 0.0261 1000 ha per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Australia and Iceland?
0.0022 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land 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, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land 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.