Australia vs Iceland: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita

Australia
0.2885 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.2614 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Iceland rank
5th

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2885 Square kilometres per person against 0.2614 Square kilometres per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0271 Square kilometres per person.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 181 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 0.6765 Square kilometres per person 0.5232 Square kilometres per person 0.1533 Square kilometres per person Australia
1970s 0.5631 Square kilometres per person 0.4654 Square kilometres per person 0.0977 Square kilometres per person Australia
1980s 0.4896 Square kilometres per person 0.4177 Square kilometres per person 0.0719 Square kilometres per person Australia
1990s 0.4288 Square kilometres per person 0.3768 Square kilometres per person 0.052 Square kilometres per person Australia
2000s 0.3812 Square kilometres per person 0.3367 Square kilometres per person 0.0446 Square kilometres per person Australia
2010s 0.3255 Square kilometres per person 0.3017 Square kilometres per person 0.0238 Square kilometres per person Australia
2020s 0.2959 Square kilometres per person 0.2678 Square kilometres per person 0.0281 Square kilometres per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 0.2885 Square kilometres per person against 0.2614 Square kilometres per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Australia and Iceland?
0.0271 Square kilometres per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 5th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.