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

0.0011 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Namibia: Land area — Area, per capita

Iceland

0.0261 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Namibia

0.0272 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Iceland rank

5th

Namibia rank

4th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Iceland
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0261 1000 ha per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0011 1000 ha per person.

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

Iceland ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th 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	0.0523 1000 ha per person	0.1244 1000 ha per person	0.0721 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1970s	0.0465 1000 ha per person	0.0957 1000 ha per person	0.0492 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1980s	0.0418 1000 ha per person	0.0755 1000 ha per person	0.0337 1000 ha per person	Namibia
1990s	0.0377 1000 ha per person	0.0526 1000 ha per person	0.0149 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2000s	0.0337 1000 ha per person	0.0422 1000 ha per person	0.0086 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2010s	0.0302 1000 ha per person	0.0351 1000 ha per person	0.005 1000 ha per person	Namibia
2020s	0.0266 1000 ha per person	0.0286 1000 ha per person	0.0019 1000 ha per person	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Iceland or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.0272 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 Iceland and Namibia?: 0.0011 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 land area — area, per capita?: Iceland ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th 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: 14 September 2026

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.